Walter McCaffrey
{{Short description|American politician (1949–2013)}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Walter McCaffrey
| image =
| caption =
| office1 = Member of the New York City Council
from the 26th district
| term_start1 = January 1, 1992
| term_end1 = December 31, 2001
| predecessor1 = Enoch H. Williams
| successor1 = Eric Gioia
| office2 = Member of the New York City Council
from the 21st district
| term_start2 = January 1, 1986
| term_end2 = December 31, 1991
| predecessor2 = Mary C. Crowley
| successor2 = Helen M. Marshall
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1949|1|28}}
| birth_place = Queens, New York City, New York
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2013|7|10|1949|1|28}}
| death_place = Manhattan, New York City, New York
| party = Democratic
}}
Walter Lawrence McCaffrey (January 28, 1949 – July 10, 2013) was an American politician from New York City.
Born in Queens, New York to Irish parents, he graduated from the Monsignor McClancy Memorial High School and attended Iona College. He served on the New York City Council as a Democrat from 1986 to 2001. He served as a lobbyist and consultant in his business, The McCaffrey Group.
[http://edwarddlynchfuneralhome.com/tribute/details/194/Walter_McCaffrey/obituary.html#tribute-start Obituary]
McCaffrey died at age 64, two months after sustaining injuries in a car crash in Manhattan.[http://www.cityandstateny.com/queens-city-councilman-walter-mccaffrey-dies/ Queens City Councilman Walter McCaffrey dies] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130824115311/http://www.cityandstateny.com/queens-city-councilman-walter-mccaffrey-dies/ |date=August 24, 2013 }} On May 8, 2014, the corner of 61st Street and Woodside Avenue in Woodside, Queens, New York, was renamed "Walter McCaffery Place".{{cite web |url=http://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20140508/woodside/woodside-corner-be-named-for-late-councilman-walter-mccaffrey |title=Woodside Corner to be Named for Late Councilman Walter McCaffrey - Woodside - DNAinfo.com New York |accessdate=2014-07-20 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140520045529/http://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20140508/woodside/woodside-corner-be-named-for-late-councilman-walter-mccaffrey |archivedate=2014-05-20 }}
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Category:Politicians from Queens, New York
Category:Iona University alumni
Category:Businesspeople from Queens, New York
Category:New York (state) Democrats
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Category:American people of Irish descent
Category:20th-century American businesspeople
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