Complex sentence: The borough honored him three times over the course of his life; the first of these events took place September 14,1946, when Third Street, where Perry worked in the barber shop of Steve Fragapane, was renamed "Perry Como Avenue".
Split into simpler sentences: The borough honored him three times over the course of his life. The first of these events took place September 14,1946, when Third Street, where Perry worked in the barber shop of Steve Fragapane, was renamed "Perry Como Avenue".