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No, There Is No Mass Burial On Randall’s Island.

A grave being dug at a cemetery in New Jersey. (Photo: Ahmed Ali, used with permission)SUNSET PARK – A funeral home in Sunset Park has been raising money to purchase a refrigerated trailer because it claims “hospitals are running out of space, and are now taking their trailer-filled containers to

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Muslims And Jews Struggle To Observe Burial Traditions As Loved Ones Die In The Pandemic

Imam Ahmed Ali (center, standing) at a janazah at the Marlboro Muslim Memorial Cemetery in New Jersey. (Photo via Ali)BROOKLYN – Mohammad Qadeer, 55, loved to make everyone laugh. He loved being surrounded by the ones he adored the most. Last week, he tested positive for the coronavirus. A few

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Street Closures Amid Firefighter’s Funeral Service

Steven H. Pollard died in the line of duty on Monday, January 7, 2019. (Photo credit: FDNY)MARINE PARK — The 61st Precinct announced road closures ahead of funeral services for fallen FDNY Firefighter Steven H. Pollard. The funeral will be held on Friday, Jan. 11 at Good Shephard Church located

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Truck Smashed, Victim Slashed as FedEx Employees Clash With Mourners Outside Funeral

A FedEx truck had its windows smashed after a road rage brawl between employees and mourners outside a funeral (Via Loudlabs NYC)SUNSET PARK – A brawl erupted in the streets of Sunset Park yesterday when a FedEx driver struck a congregant leaving a mosque after a funeral. The fight broke

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Windsor Terrace Teen Found Dead In Prospect Park Lake To Be Memorialized

Mass of Christian Burial will take place Saturday at Holy Name of Jesus Church in Windsor Terrace (Photo via Holy Name of Jesus Church Restoration Project / Facebook)The family of Daniel W. O’Keefe has announced visitation and mass details to memorialize the 19-year-old teen who died on Monday, January

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Help Support Family Of Slain Flatbush Teen Anthony Nazaire

(Photo by Ditmas Park Corner)Community support is pouring in via a fundraiser to help cover funeral costs for Anthony Nazaire, a 19-year-old Flatbush resident who was stabbed to death on the Cornell University campus last week. Nazaire’s mother, Katia Toussaint, has been a community pillar, fighting for tenants

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‘Mob Wives’ Family & Fans Say Farewell To ‘Big Ang’ Raiola In Dyker Heights [Photos]

Jeannie Detore, Ang’s niece, comforts Ang’s sister Donna Raiola. Both appeared on “Mob Wives,” Photo by Bensonhurst BeanPeacemaker. Generous. She brought people together. These are some of the terms used by family members and fans alike as they recalled Angela “Big Ang” Raiola at a series of

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Funeral For Carey Gabay Set For Friday-Saturday At Emmanuel Baptist Church

Photo via Governor Andrew Cuomo’s office.The wake and funeral for Carey Gabay, the Clinton Hill resident and former lawyer/aide to Governor Andrew Cuomo, will be this Friday and Saturday, September 25-26 at the Emmanuel Baptist Church at 279 Lafayette Avenue, where he worshipped with his family. “Carey

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Slain Detective Liu Honored By Assemblyman Peter Abbate

Courtesy of Assemblyman Peter Abbate’s OfficeAssemblyman Peter Abbate held a private ceremony with Detective Wenjian Liu’s widow and parents today to present a resolution in recognition of the slain detective’s sacrifice, courage, and service to the community. The resolution, which was passed on March 3rd and was

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Line Of Duty Funeral Planned For MTA Officer Hit On Verrazano

Thomas Choi (Source: Handout)A funeral for the MTA Bridge and Tunnel officer who was who was stuck by a car on the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge in 2013 will be held at a Dyker Heights funeral home this week. Officer Thomas Choi will be honored with a full, line of duty

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Learn About Funeral Planning At The Park Slope Food Coop

It might not be something you like to think about, but planning for your own death may actually give you some perspective to allow you to live more fully in the moment. That’s the idea behind an upcoming event at the Park Slope Food Coop (782 Union Street) called

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Photo Of The Day: In Memoriam

Hearts were heavy today as news spread across the neighborhood of the tragic death of MS 51 student Sammy Cohen-Eckstein, who was hit by a van on Prospect Park West Tuesday evening. Funeral services will be held at noon on Thursday, October 10, at Congregation Beth Elohim. More information can

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Greenfield, Hikind To Hold Press Conference On Burial Of Convicted Nazi Guard Today [UPDATED]

Demjanjuk (center) hearing his death sentence on 25 April 1988 in Jerusalem, Israel. The guilty verdict was later overturned.City Councilman David Greenfield and State Assemblyman Dov Hikind will hold a press conference today in Borough Park, in order to protest a State Department decision allowing the body of convicted

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Police Funeral On 20th Avenue

image by Anthony LiggieriThe above photo was sent in this morning by Twitter reader @AnthonyLiggieri. They show the funeral for an NYPD Sergent which temporarily closed off 20th Avenue in front of Saint Dominic’s Church (2001 Bay Ridge Parkway) this morning at around 10 a.m. Our thoughts and