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Oct
10
Brooklyn’s First African American District Attorney Dies Of Cancer

Brooklyn’s First African American District Attorney Dies Of Cancer

Photo Credit: Flickr/Medical JaneBrooklyn District Attorney Ken Thompson died yesterday after what his family described as a “hard fought
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Oct
10
Brooklyn’s First African American District Attorney Dies Of Cancer

Brooklyn’s First African American District Attorney Dies Of Cancer

Photo Credit: Flickr/Medical JaneBrooklyn District Attorney Ken Thompson died yesterday after what his family described as a “hard fought
2 min read
Apr
22
Spike Lee Did The Right Thing With Prince Block Party

Spike Lee Did The Right Thing With Prince Block Party

Mourners waving their phones. (Courtesy Spike Lee/Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/p/BEfGaa3yqgj/].)Last night, Fort Greene partied like
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Apr
18
Junior’s Patriarch Walter Rosen Passes At 81

Junior’s Patriarch Walter Rosen Passes At 81

(Courtesy Rob Nguyen via Flickr [https://www.flickr.com/photos/rob_nguyen/5472622043/in/photolist-9kABSt-8xnCfp-8xqE3j-3WxDap-8xqEfN-8xnBVX-8xnC2D-8xqEpq-8xnC8k-aW5w3k-8xqEn5-48ryw6-8xnC3T-3WBZZy-e81Gwj-8xnBYr-ahArv2-4S9LNZ-5pobLc-aW5vJK-bccaBr-6BocX7-6aUsbU-xxUHyU-aqKKfn-8pN9LD-xVn4N-8CK2U4-dzoygh-8fQaJF-4S9L5t-gSkCZZ-uELuhW-gSkwy1-KzfYi-99PjyB-8gvqhs-9SfdEF-4oJrGi-ckTaqA-ckTadw-6aUrT5-hjw2oP-3WxGf8-6aQgvp-6aUruL-6VBhQb-8xqEsb-7umc2c-yT9Z] .)One of Brooklyn’s most
1 min read
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
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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
Jan
22
Friends & Family Remember Bassam Awad, Who Died During Flatbush Avenue Fire

Friends & Family Remember Bassam Awad, Who Died During Flatbush Avenue Fire

Photo via FacebookThe tragic loss of a local businessman casts a pall over Flatbush Avenue this week, following a terrible
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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
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Jun
07

Assunta “Sue” Santa Maria, A Beloved Matriarch, Passes Away At 93

Assunta “Sue” Santa Maria, the beloved sister of community leader Carmine Santa Maria, passed away on June 4 at Maimonides
1 min read
Mar
18
In Memory Of Myra Addington

In Memory Of Myra Addington

It is with sadness that we share news of the recent passing of neighbor Myra Addington, a humanitarian, singer, yoga
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