In 1997, this playground was renamed in memory of New York Police Department Lieutenant Federico Narvaez (1956-1996). Lt. Narvaez attended high school in Brooklyn’s Williamsburg neighborhood and studied business at Baruch College, where he met his wife Marilyn. They married in 1980 and had one child, Katrina. Appointed to the NYPD in 1979, Lt. Narvaez served at the 25th, 34th and 23rd Precincts and worked in the Narcotics Division, Warrant Division, and Civilian Complaint Review Board.
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