Babylon Town Renames Street in Honor of Fallen Deer Park Officer

DEER PARK, NY — A beloved NYPD officer was recently honored in Deer Park for his "exemplary professionalism and unwavering courage, integrity and selflessness."

West 4th Street was renamed on Saturday after Adeed Fayaz, 26, who passed away on Feb. 7, after he was shot in Brooklyn while attempting to buy a car off-duty.

The ceremony included the street sign unveiling by Officer Fayaz’s family, an aviation flyover, the presentation of a donation check and a proclamation and remarks by his family, Town of Babylon Supervisor Rich Schaffer, NYPD Chief Charles McEvoy, NYPD Deputy Inspector Jason Hagestad and Suffolk County elected officials.

Fayaz, of Deer Park, had traveled to Ruby Street in East New York, Brooklyn to buy a Honda Pilot from the man, identified as Randy Jones, Chief of Detectives James Essig said.

The arrangement took place over Facebook marketplace, Essig said. Fayaz's brother-in-law accompanied him in a separate car, he said.

He was laid to rest on Feb. 9 on what would have been the day he interviewed for his dream job in the NYPD aviation unit.

Fayaz received recognition for "Excellent Police Duty" once in 2019 and twice in 2020, the police database said. He also had no record of complaints. Heagestead also honored Fayaz in December 2022 for Commander's Day.

Police Commissioner Keechant Sewell, along with hundreds of officers and New York City Mayor Eric Adams, stated that Fayaz's children, who are ages 3 and 4, were his greatest achievements.

As a Muslim and man of Pakistani descent, Sewell said at his memorial that loved ones must look to the values of the Quran, to help cope with the tragedy of his death.

"The greatest moral virtues are that of kindness to people and other living creatures, charity, honesty, patience, forgiveness, justice, respect, and restraint. In the face of the senselessness of this loss, we need the reminder of that list of grace," she said. "We cannot allow anger or grief to eternally paralyze us, darken our hearts, test our resolve or break our will to hold those who account for malice in this city."