NYC Street Renamed for Off-Duty NYPD Officer Who Died in 9/11 Terror Attacks

Street renamed for NYPD cop who died on 9/11 after rushing out of retirement office

Perry was leaving the department after eight years to become an attorney on 9/11. The goal was to open a law firm, Perry & Perry, with his younger brother Joel.

NYC street renamed for off-duty NYPD officer who died in 9/11 terror attacks

NYPD Officer John William Perry was killed when the north tower collapsed on Sept. 11, 2001.

Street renamed for NYPD hero who ran to Ground Zero on his day off

The intersection of Madison Avenue and 101st Street was renamed for NYPD Officer John William Perry.

Off-duty NYPD officer who died on 9/11 gets UES street named for him

An Upper East Side street was renamed for NYPD Officer John Perry, who died on 9/11 after rushing to the Twin Towers to help while in the process of retiring to practice law.

He was minutes from retiring from the NYPD — then ran to Twin Towers on 9/11

A street renaming in East Harlem memorializes the 38-year-old officer killed in the World Trade Center South Tower collapse

NYC street renamed for NYPD cop who died on 9/11 after rushing out of retirement office

A quarter century later, the city thanked Perry for his service and his sacrifice by renaming the corner of E. 101st St. and Madison Ave. in his honor.