The monument to Harry Van Arsdale Jr. is located at the
intersection known as Harry Van Arsdale Jr. Plaza. It is located at
the juncture of 160th, 161st and 162nd Streets in the Electchester
Housing Cooperative Community in Flushing, N.Y. A wreath was place
at the monument by the Electchester Community in his memory on the
18th anniversary of his death, February 16, 1986. Van Arsdale
served as the business manager of Local 3, IBEW from 1932 to 1967.
He was the prime mover behind the creation of the Electchester
Community. He also served as the international treasurer of the
IBEW from 1968 – 1978 and as the president of the NYC Central
Labor Council, AFL-CIO from 1957 until his death in 1986.