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Jan
26
R.I.P. Mary Tyler Moore: “I’m Definitely From Brooklyn”

R.I.P. Mary Tyler Moore: “I’m Definitely From Brooklyn”

New York Daily News Front Page on January 26, 2017Mary Tyler Moore died [https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/25/
1 min read
Nov
22

Remembering Bensonhurst Native And Brooklyn Borough President Sebastian Leone

Photo posted by John Cicero in Southern Brooklyn ScrapbookBensonhurst lost a native, Bay Ridge lost a neighbor, and Brooklyn lost
3 min read
Nov
18
Obituary: Marie Coleman (03/11/1932- 11/18/2016)

Obituary: Marie Coleman (03/11/1932- 11/18/2016)

Marie Coleman / Personal ArchivesMarie Coleman was 84 years old. March 11, 1932 to November 18, 2016. She is survived by
1 min read
Nov
10
Monumental Holocaust Historian & Brooklyn College Professor Dies At 79

Monumental Holocaust Historian & Brooklyn College Professor Dies At 79

(Photo via Jewish Daily Forward [https://www.facebook.com/BrooklynBreakingNews/photos/a.10152220115617280.1073741825.269037602279/10154837144167280/?type=3&theater]
2 min read
Sep
12

Grandma Vita Maniscalco Of Vic’s Pizzeria Passes On But Leaves Legacy For Community

Grandma Vita Maniscalco (Courtesy of Victoria Maniscalco)Bensonhurst mourns the loss of Grandma (Vita) Maniscalco of Vic’s Pizzeria [http:
3 min read
Apr
19
Rest In Peace, Michael Moussa, NYPD Explorer

Rest In Peace, Michael Moussa, NYPD Explorer

Image via 72nd Precinct [https://twitter.com/NYPD72Pct/status/722113688241627136].It is with a heavy heart that we share the
1 min read
Feb
25
Community Mourns Death Of MMA Fighter And Beloved Fitness Coach

Community Mourns Death Of MMA Fighter And Beloved Fitness Coach

Michael Lvovsky training in Thailand. (Photo: Mike Beastmode Lvovsky [https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10153009527814028&set=pb.
4 min read
Nov
19
Farewell Michael Gross, Pratt Alum And Designer Of The ‘Ghostbusters’ Logo

Farewell Michael Gross, Pratt Alum And Designer Of The ‘Ghostbusters’ Logo

Michael Gross, center, with the cast of ‘Ghostbusters.’ (Image via Pratt Institute [https://www.instagram.com/p/-O-tzeINuV/?taken-by=prattinstitute]
2 min read
Oct
15
Beverly Rotter, AIDS Crusader And Beloved Grandmother, Dies At 82

Beverly Rotter, AIDS Crusader And Beloved Grandmother, Dies At 82

Beverly Rotter. (Photo: Beverly Rotter [https://www.facebook.com/beverly.rotter/photos] / Facebook)Beverly Rotter, a longtime crusader for those
2 min read
Aug
07

Farewell Magnus Mukoro, Father, Husband, Friend, And Founder Of Young Rock Soccer Academy

Photo via Young Rock Soccer [https://instagram.com/p/2EyncgEt60/]Farewell, Magnus. Magnus Mukoro, the beloved soccer coach who co-founded
2 min read