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May
07
Michael Halkias, Owner of Grand Prospect Hall, Dies From Coronavirus

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
2 min read
Sep
13
Brooklyn Weeps For Little Enzo

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
4 min read
Sep
09
R.I.P. Red Hook Slim: “He Could Make The Blues Harp Sing, Wail, Laugh Or Roar”

R.I.P. Red Hook Slim: “He Could Make The Blues Harp Sing, Wail, Laugh Or Roar”

RED HOOK – Friends of Red Hook Slim, a beloved local blues harpist, reached out to Bklyner to share the news
3 min read
Aug
29
R.I.P. Alan Fleishman: Brooklyn Activist & LGBTQ Trailblazer

R.I.P. Alan Fleishman: Brooklyn Activist & LGBTQ Trailblazer

Local officials are paying tribute to Alan Fleishman, a longtime political organizer and LGBTQ activist who passed away earlier this
3 min read
Jun
04
Kevin Peter Carroll Dies, Age 33

Kevin Peter Carroll Dies, Age 33

BAY RIDGE – Former District Leader Kevin Peter Carroll, 33, of Community Board 10, was found dead at home on June
3 min read
Jan
05
Greenpoint Centenarian “Big Helen” Sieczkowski Passed Away January 2nd – OBITUARY

Greenpoint Centenarian “Big Helen” Sieczkowski Passed Away January 2nd – OBITUARY

By Michael Kawochka GREENPOINT – Greenpoint centenarian “Big Helen” Sieczkowski passed away January 2, 2019.  She was the oldest living person
1 min read
Jan
04
Farewell to Flo Leopoldi, Matriarch Of Leopoldi Hardware

Farewell to Flo Leopoldi, Matriarch Of Leopoldi Hardware

PARK SLOPE – Florence Leopoldi, the matriarch of 5th Avenue’s family-owned Leopoldi Hardware [https://ww3.truevalue.com/leopoldi/Home.aspx]
3 min read
Dec
26
Justice William C. Thompson Sr. dies at 94

Justice William C. Thompson Sr. dies at 94

Brooklyn — New York State Supreme Court Justice William C. Thompson Sr., the first African American state senator from Brooklyn died
2 min read
Aug
31
Obituary: Jay the Barber

Obituary: Jay the Barber

Jason (aka Jay) Melvin Santiago Laracuente – family photo.Below obituary was submitted by the family: PARK SLOPE – Jason (aka Jay)
2 min read
Jul
17
R.I.P Martin Landau: “I’m A Jewish Kid From Brooklyn”

R.I.P Martin Landau: “I’m A Jewish Kid From Brooklyn”

By Georges Biard, CC BY-SA 3.0 [https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=10095118]Martin Landau, an Academy-winning
1 min read