Roll of Honor
Incident
Patrolman Steward was killed in the collapse of a building at 54 and 56 Broad Street in Manhattan.
Patrolman Steward and several other patrolmen responded to the address after much of the building collapsed. Patrolman Steward was assigned a post near the front of the building. After taking his post the rest of the building collapsed, seriously injuring Patrolman Steward and killing a civilian. Patrolman Steward was removed to City Hospital where he died later that day from his injury.
Patrolman Steward was survived by his wife, two daughters and son.
Survivors
Patrolman Steward was survived by his wife, two daughters and son.
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- July 23, 2026
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Patrolman Steward served with the New York Metropolitan Police Force.
Thank you for your service to the New York community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Patrolman John Steward is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In NY, 645 of 2,147 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 30% of this state's fallen. That is 1 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At New York Metropolitan Police Force, 4 of 22 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 18.2% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. John Steward's cause is highlighted.
How John Steward Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. John Steward is highlighted in Dec.
Incident Location
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