Patti Ann McDonald and her late husband, Steven, were married for about 31 years. For 30 of them, Steven lived as a quadriplegic who relied on a respirator.
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By Ben Strack
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3/28/19
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Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed legislation today that will rename a section of the Southern State Parkway in honor of fallen NYPD Det. Steven McDonald.
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By Rossana Weitekamp
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8/17/17
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The question is often asked of middle-school students in social studies classes: How does a bill become a law? Well, in New York, in too many cases, it doesn’t.
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7/13/17
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On June 21, the last day of the New York state legislative session, the State Assembly passed a bill to rename a section of the Southern State Parkway after Malvernite and New York City Police Det. Steven McDonald. The bill will now go to Governor Andrew Cuomo for review.
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By Rossana Weitekamp
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6/21/17
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The State Senate last week passed a bill to rename 10 miles of the Southern State Parkway in honor of NYPD Det. and Malvernite Steven McDonald.
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By Rossana Weitekamp
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6/15/17
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A bill introduced last Thursday in the State Senate, sponsored by the entire Long Island Senate delegation, would rename a 10-mile stretch of the Southern State Parkway in honor of Malvernite and NYPD Detective Steven McDonald, who died Jan. 10. The bill, which is expected to pass the Senate this session, proposes to rename the parkway the Steven McDonald Memorial Highway.
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By Rossana Weitekamp
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6/2/17
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This month will bring a whirlwind of bittersweet occasions for Village of Malverne Mayor Patti Ann McDonald.
McDonald will, for the first time, be the grand marshal of the Rockville Centre parade to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day — one of her favorite holidays — on March 25. At the same time, March is also her birth month, as well as that of her late husband, New York Police Department Detective Steven McDonald, who died two months ago after suffering a heart attack.
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By Rossana Weitekamp
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3/7/17
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In one of her first public appearances since the death of her husband, New York City Police Detective Steven McDonald, Malverne Mayor Patti Ann McDonald presented a letter on a plaque to the …
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By Peter Belfiore
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2/7/17
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was saddened to hear of the passing of Steven McDonald. I won’t spend time telling you how special he was, what an outstanding individual he was, and how he had the most amazing heart and was never afraid to use it. Everyone knows that. I would like to share a personal experience that I had with Steven.
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1/25/17
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The Irish Cultural Society announced its annual Martin J. Kelly Writing Contest for students in the 9th through 12th grades in Nassau County.
This year, students are asked to compose a four-line …
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1/18/17
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