1978. On June 2, 2011, the section of Van Nest Avenue between Melville Street and Van Buren Street was renamed Carl Paul Jennewein Place in honor of the sculptor. Roland La Starza (1927–2009), a boxer, was born May 12, 1927, and lived on Van Nest Avenue near Van Buren Street. He attended Columbus High School, then went to City College when his boxing career took off. Cardinal Edwin F. O'Brien was born in Van Nest. His Irish Catholic family lived in a two-bedroom apartment in Van Nest. He is pro-grand master of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulcher of Jerusalem; the pope's representative to Catholics in the Holy Land; and the chief fund raiser for the preservation of that region's sacred sites. He was ordained in 1965 by Cardinal Francis Spellman and assigned to West Point. Prior to his present position, he was Archbishop of Baltimore. Since May 1997, O'Brien has been returning to his boyhood parish of Our Lady of Solace to perform the sacrement of confirmation. Eugene D. Orza went to St. Dominic's elementary school and was once the general counsel of the Major League Baseball Players' Association. He graduated from St. John's University School of Law. Regis Philbin (1931–2020), a television personality, attended Our Lady of Solace School on Morris Park and Holland Avenues. A block of Cruger Avenue, where he lived, was renamed in his honor. In January 2010, his boyhood home at 1990 Cruger Avenue was demolished. Nick Sandow, was raised on Van Nest Avenue and plays the role of Joe Caputo in Orange is the New Black Michael Sardo, a Hollywood writer and executive producer, grew up in Van Nest. He has written for many television series, such as Caroline in the City, Wings, and Fairly Legal. John Patrick Shanley (born 1950), a playwright and screenwriter, grew up in Van Nest. He wrote the script for the 1987 film Five Corners, which was set in the east Bronx and took its name from an intersection in Van Nest. References Notes Further reading DiBrino, Nicholas. The History of the Morris Park Racecourse and the Morris Family (1977) External links East Bronx History Forum Morris Park Boxing Club Our Lady of Solace Church St. Dominic's Church Van Nest Assembly of God Neighborhoods in the Bronx