Last November, a stretch of Mineola Avenue in Roslyn Heights was renamed in honor of Thomas and Peter Langone, the two Roslyn brothers who perished during rescue missions on Sept. 11, 2001.

During a ceremony commemorating the event, one held on Nov. 1, 2003, the first street sign was unveiled. Another sign has been installed along the avenue, but Nassau County Legislator Craig Johnson has been asking county officials why more signs noting the name change have not been put up.

In a letter dated Feb. 19, 2004 to Town of North Hempstead Supervisor Jon Kaiman, Johnson noted that, "after the renaming ceremony was held....former Supervisor May Newburger....indicated that the Town would like to honor the memory of these two courageous men by sponsoring additional street signs to be placed along Mineola Avenue. The family members and I are anxious to see these signs installed as soon as possible."

Over the past year, Johnson has written similar letters to Peter Gerbasi, commissioner of the Nassau County Department of Public Works and Ray Ribeiro, assistant director of Traffic Engineering, also for the DPW.

Johnson has offered to pay for the new signs with Community Revitalization Funds that are currently at his disposal. In his letters, Johnson mentions that six additional signs should be placed along Mineola Avenue. In a Sept. 1 letter, Johnson offers to meet with Ray Ribeiro "to figure out the best locations to place the sign so as not to produce any sign clutter."

According to a Town of North Hempstead spokesman, town officials are aware that "that particular intersection was to be designated [as Langone Brothers Avenue] and not the entire road." Repeated attempts by The Roslyn News to contact a spokesman for the Department of Public Works proved unsuccessful.

The Langone brothers were both 20-year veterans of the Roslyn Rescue Hook and Ladder Company Number One Fire Department. The brothers died while performing their full time jobs as emergency workers for the City of New York. Peter, 41, was a firefighter for Engine Company 252 in Bushwick, Brooklyn, while Thomas, 39, was an emergency service police officer for Emergency Squad 10 in Queens.

As a member of Roslyn Rescue, Tom Langone was an assistant chief with the department. He had previously served as a chief of Roslyn Rescue in the early 1990s. Before joining the NYFD, Peter Langone was also a member of the New York City police department.

The stretch of Mineola Avenue that was renamed in honor of the Langones is between MacGregor Avenue and Maple Street in Roslyn Heights.