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Jun
03

Lt. Col. Charles Kyrie Kallas, Sheepshead Bay Businessman, Landlord And Visionary, Passes Away At 96

Charles Kyrie Kallas (Source: Kallas Family)Lt. Col. Charles Kyrie Kallas, a longtime resident of Sheepshead Bay who predicted the
4 min read
Mar
09
Local Ice Cream Man Sandesh “Papa” Mohan-Ram, 41, Passes Away

Local Ice Cream Man Sandesh “Papa” Mohan-Ram, 41, Passes Away

Courtesy of the Mohan-Ram family.Family and friends bid farewell this morning to Sandesh Mohan-Ram, a neighbor and ice cream
2 min read
Nov
17

Local Lottery Winner And Tabloid Celeb Richie Randazzo Loses Battle With Cancer

Richie Randazzo (Source: Legacy.com)The doorman from Avenue U who won the $5 million jackpot [/local-lottery-winner-battling-cancer/] died from lung
1 min read
Jun
18

P.S. 254 Cafeteria Renamed Mary Colgan Cafe After Passing Of Longtime School Aide

Colgan (Source: P.S. 254)Teachers, students and faculty gathered in the cafeteria of P.S. 254 (1801 Avenue Y)
4 min read
Feb
04

Op-Ed: My Personal Experiences With Ed Koch

Former NYC Mayor, Edward I. Koch, 1924-2013. Source: adam.luis.amengual / Flickr Of all the elected officials I have known
7 min read
Nov
30

Stella Angel, Holocaust Survivor And Former Owner Of Bay Food Market, Passes At 93

Stella Angel with her daughter (center) and neighborhood girls in front of their Sheepshead Bay Road storefront.Click to enlarge.
3 min read
Jun
12

Warner Fusselle, Cyclones Announcer, Passes Away

Source: Brooklyn CyclonesWarner Fusselle, the only man to have ever called the play-by-plays for the Brooklyn Cyclones [http://www.brooklyncyclones.
1 min read
Nov
01

Neal Lauro, Last Surviving Founder Of Stella Maris, Passes Away At 86 Years Old

Courtesy of NewNewYork2010 via FlickrNeal Lauro, the last remaining member of the six brother team that founded Sheepshead Bay-staple Stella
1 min read