‘Pioneering’ police Det. Mary ‘Mae’ Foley honored with NYC street renaming

A fearless female detective who investigated killers and helped lock up famed mobster Charles ‘Lucky’ Luciano has been immortalized on the streets of Queens.

Officials and family gathered Saturday afternoon for the unveiling of Detective Mary “Mae” Foley Way in Long Island City in honor of the pioneering female police officer who patrolled the Big Apple in the 1920s and 1930s.

The street sign was erected at 5th Street and 50th Avenue in front of Foley’s grandson, Bob Carr, other family members, residents and police officers.

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