obituary
Bishop Guy Sansaricq Dies
Bishop Guy Sansaricq (1934-2021) was the first Haitian American Bishop in the United States.
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Business
Remembering The Prince Of Mermaid Avenue
Jimmy Prince on the boardwalk. Photo by Orlando Mendez, with permission.Jimmy Prince, the beloved butcher of Mermaid Avenue, died on Monday, May 3, 2021, aged 89. He was, for sixty years, the butcher at Major Markets Prime Meats located at 1516 Mermaid Ave. James Prince was born on April
COVID-19
Remembering Eugene Hurkin, 1925-2021
Eugene Hurkin, family photo.If there was one thing Eugene Hurkin lived for, it was to laugh and make others smile too. And if a joke was good enough to tell once—it was good enough to tell a thousand times. Every time Eugene and his family drove past a
brownsville
Remembering Jah Hammed: Musician, Bike Shop Owner, Brownsville Staple
Cleveland Smillie, also known as Jah Hammed. (Image courtesy of Quardean Lewis-Allen/Youth Design Center)Cleveland Smillie, a laid-back Jamaican reggae singer known as Jah Hammed whose beloved Brownsville bike shop anchored the corner of Pitkin Avenue and Mother Gaston Boulevard for nearly 40 years, passed away earlier this month.
Brooklyn Heights
Henry Goldberger, Park Slope Restaurateur, Dead at 95
Henry and his family outside of Snooky’s. Courtesy of the Goldberger family. Henry Joseph Goldberger, the restaurateur behind the late Snooky’s Pub in Park Slope and numerous other Brooklyn businesses, passed away peacefully at home in Westbury, New York, on January 16th. He was 95 years old. Mr.
COVID-19
Remembering Tommaso Restaurant’s Thomas Verdillo
Thomas Verdillo, the owner and founder of Tommaso Restaurant [https://tommasoinbrooklyn.com/] in Bensonhurst, passed away on Sunday, December 27th, due to complications from COVID-19. Tommaso’s celebrated its 51st anniversary in November, and has been considered a staple in the neighborhood for years, due in large part to its
Central Brooklyn
RIP Baba Inde: Court Street Loses a Beloved Friend and Neighbor
Anyone used to passing by the Court Street Trader Joe’s, where these days an interminable line of customers often stretches around the block, may notice someone missing from the small flock of vendors near its entrance. Baba Inde, who would greet everyone and anyone with his famous refrain — “Love
Announcements
David Dinkins, NYC’s First & Only Black Mayor, Dies At 93
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and First Lady Chirlane McCray celebrate David Dinkins’ 90th Birthday at Gracie Mansion on Monday, July 10th, 2017. Edwin J. Torres/Mayoral Photography Office.David Dinkins, New York City’s first and only Black mayor who served one term died yesterday at 93-years-old.
brighton beach
Remembering Humayun Butt Of Brighton Beach
Humayun Butt. (Photo via his family)BRIGHTON BEACH – Humayun Butt was a dad to four children. He was a grandpa to eight. And he was a father figure to many. He loved to laugh. He would make his wife chai for breakfast every morning. At the end of March, he
Food & Drink
Remembering Ahmad Samhan: Restaurateur, Father, Friend
Ahmad Samhan outside of his restaurant. Courtesy of Myrtle Avenue Brooklyn Partnership.Ahmad Samhan, a Brooklyn restaurateur, and father, died of a heart attack last Friday at the age of 51. Samhan was a man of faith. He was a man who loved music and singing. A man who shut
Announcements
Michael Halkias, Owner of Grand Prospect Hall, Dies From Coronavirus
Michael and Alice Halkias. (Photo: Pamela Wong/Bklyner)PARK SLOPE – Michael Halkias, a Brooklyn legend and the owner of the Grand Prospect Hall, died yesterday afternoon. He was 82. Halkias, described as a philanthropist and a “lover of Greek letters and culture,” was fighting the coronavirus at Lenox Hill Hospital
community
Brooklyn Weeps For Little Enzo
Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BklynerMIDWOOD – Last night was the vigil for 10-year-old Enzo Farachio [/enzo-farachio/]. He was killed by a driver while waiting at the bus stop on his way home from school two days ago. Yesterday, the community mourned. It was supposed to rain all throughout the day yesterday, September