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Those We’ve Lost

COVID-19 memorial to create ‘tangible wall of memory’ at Green-Wood Cemetery

By Kirstyn Brendlen

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Those We’ve Lost

Obit: Remembering Dominick ‘Danny’ Cangiano, owner of Cangiano’s Pork Store

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Those We’ve Lost

Schneps Media family remembers late Brooklyn publisher Ed Luster

By Jada Camille

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Bay Ridge

Sudden passing of beloved pastor prompts outpouring of support from Bay Ridge and beyond

By Jessica Parks

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Those We’ve Lost

Brooklyn tunnel impresario, transit advocate Bob Diamond dies at 62

By Ben Brachfeld

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Bay Ridge

‘It’ll never be the same’: Bay Ridge vigil memorializes those lost to COVID-19

By Ben Brachfeld

Those We’ve Lost

Jerry Schmetterer, former Daily Newser and Brooklyn DA spokesperson, dies at 77

By Ben Brachfeld

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A cut above: Beloved ‘Prince of Mermaid Avenue’ remembered for his love of Coney Island

By Jessica Parks

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Bay Ridge

Dr. Ahmad Jaber, founder of Arab American Association of New York, dies

By Meaghan McGoldrick O'Neil & Rose Adams

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Gravesend

Brooklynites hold vigil for COVID-19 victims in Gravesend

By Rose Adams

DUMBO

Jane Walentas, the artist behind Dumbo’s historic carousel, dies

By Rose Adams

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Kensington

Joseph Ferris, former Park Slope Assemblyman and reformer, dies at 85

By Ben Verde

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Park Slope

‘He was larger than life’: Brooklyn mourns death of Grand Prospect Hall owner Michael Halkias

By Rose Adams

Those We’ve Lost

‘Everyone loved him’: Coney Island Hospital employee dies from COVID-19

By Rose Adams

Noah Dear

Those We’ve Lost

Brooklyn Judge Noach Dear, former city councilman, dies of COVID-19

By Aidan Graham

Bay Ridge

‘Frozen in time’: Bay Ridge bar owner Joe Joyce remembered as local legend

By Ben Verde

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Dyker Heights mourns the death of Madeleine Brennan, longtime principal

By Rose Adams

Madeleine Brennan

Madeleine Brennan, longest serving principal in city’s history, dies at 93

By Rose Adams

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News

Brooklyn mourns death of Caribbean-American business leader Roy Hastick

By Kevin Duggan

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Brownsville principal, 36, dies from coronavirus

By Jessica Parks

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