Bridge Named In Honor Of NCPD Officer Killed In Line Of Duty

Ahighway crossing in Plainview will forever be known for a police officer tragically killed while doing his sworn duty to enforce the law. With family members joining elected officials and current and former law enforcement personnel, signs officially designating the crossing of Sunnyside Blvd over the LIE near Exit 46 as the Police Officer Daniel J. Greer Memorial Bridge were unveiled at a somber ceremony in Plainview today. The designation was made possible by a bill sponsored in the legislature last year by Assemblymember Charles Lavine (D-Glen Cove) and former Senator James Gaughran and signed into law by Governor Kathy Hochul. While official signs were revealed on the expressway, family members were given a commemorative version at the event.

Background: Officer Greer, a 13-year veteran of the Nassau County Police Department, was killed on December 16, 1979 at the age of 44. He had been assigned to the Highway Patrol Bureau and was conducting a vehicle and traffic investigation, when he was struck and killed by an intoxicated driver who fled the scene and was eventually charged in the case. Greer was posthumously awarded the Purple Heart. He was survived by his wife, two sons, and two daughters.

Lavine said: “Officer Greer gave his life – in service to our community, Nassau County, and the State of New York. We can only hope that what we did in passing this bill will give some measure of comfort to his family and to his colleagues. Rest in peace Officer Greer.”