Blissville Memorial

The Blissville Veterans Memorial stands at the intersection of Greenpoint Avenue and Van Dam Street, marking a small but distinct point of pride in this often overlooked industrial enclave. This site functions as a quiet focal point within a neighborhood defined by its history of nineteenth century heavy industry and its proximity to the massive Calvary Cemetery. The memorial itself features a granite flagstaff base and a bronze plaque, originally dedicated to Sergeant Daniel Kish, a local resident who lost his life in the Battle of Okinawa during the Second World War. By anchoring this specific corner, the monument provides a rare sense of communal identity in an area otherwise dominated by warehouses, active production studios, and the legacy of the neighborhood's namesake, the industrialist Neziah Bliss.