Jeffrey A. Kroessler is an associate professor at the Lloyd Sealy Library at John Jay College of Criminal Justice. He is the author of Light the Way: a centennial history of the Queens Borough Public Library, 1896-1996; New York, Year by Year; and The Greater New York Sports Chronology. He is a contributor to the Encyclopedia of New York City, the Encyclopedia of New York State, Robert Moses and the Modern City, and his articles have appeared in the Long Island History Journal, New York State History, and other journals. An ardent preservationist, he lives in Sunnyside Gardens, Queens.