Long Island street renamed in honor of FDNY paramedic killed on the job

HUNTINGTON STATION, Long Island (WABC) -- A street on Long Island was renamed in honor of an FDNY paramedic who was killed while on the job.

Captain Alison Russo was fatally stabbed by a man while standing outside of FDNY EMS Station 49 in Queens last September.
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The 61-year-old was with the FDNY for more than 24 years.

Captain Russo also spent nearly 30 years volunteering with the Huntington Community First Aid Squad.
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On Wednesday part of Railroad Street in Huntington Station was renamed Captain Alison Russo Way.

Peter Zisopoulos, the man accused of stabbing Russo to death, has pleaded not guilty to murder.

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