The Halsey Manor Road overpass on the Long Island Expressway was dedicated to fallen NYPD Det. Brian Simonsen today, which would have been his 48th birthday.
It was a fitting tribute to the hero cop, who was killed in the line of duty on Feb. 12, 2019 while responding to a reported armed robbery in the Queens precinct he spent his 19-year career protecting.
Simonsen’s mother Linda and his widow Leanne were joined by family members, elected officials and a host of law enforcement officers from the New York City, Suffolk County and local police departments, as well as the Suffolk County Sheriff’s Department, for the unveiling of the signs proclaiming the overpass “NYPD Detective Brian P. Simonsen Memorial Bridge.”…