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Park Slope Food Coop 'Heartbroken' Over Staffer's Death

“Warm and welcoming,” Billy Donald Alexis worked for the coop for 19 years and passed away at…

Obituaries February 20, 2013 at 02:07 pm

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Liliana Santon-Weinstein March 1, 2013 at 01:03 pm

My husband Jimmy and I were members PSFC since mid '90s, now we are living in Italy since 2003.. We…Read More remember very well Alexis as a wonderful warm great person always understanding any situation with always the best answer and solutions for any problem! We are truly saddened and will send our prayers (Nam MyoHo Renge Kyo) for Alexis and his family. Alexis is a real example of Bodhisattva and Buddha's behavior as great human being we will carry in our hearts from any distance <3

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Christine Moore February 23, 2013 at 10:49 pm

My husband and I were members from 1996 to 2003. Alexis was our supervisor at the god-awful 6:00 am…Read More shift. After dragging ourselves out of bed to (try to) make it there, Alexis was the first person we saw, the knowing smile and twinkle in his eye made us know it was all right we were a bit late, as long as we stayed later to make up for it. I used to look forward to the fun times we had on that shift because before the coop expanded into the big building, we were all in this little space preparing for the day-it was like a little club. Alexis would bring CDs and play the best music over the coop loudspeaker, and we would chat about music and current events, making the shift so much fun. He had such a positive attitude and great sense of humor. I was truly saddened to hear about his passing. What a loss to the world.

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jeanne solomon February 21, 2013 at 09:33 pm

I'm also so sad - and shocked. I was donating items to the coop last night and almost couldn't…Read More believe my eyes when I saw the notice about Alexis. He was my favorite person who worked there and a reason to do a 6 a.m. FTOP shift (and probably the ONLY reason), he was just a good person, Alexis you will be missed.

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Park Slope Resident Cherry M. Blake Passes Away

A wake will be held today, Sunday, Feb. 10 for Cherry Blake, at Duffy Funeral Home on Ninth…

Obituaries February 10, 2013 at 07:17 am

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Mark Wolin February 13, 2013 at 04:52 pm

I worked with Cherry Blake for several years. Cherry was very kind and always open to offering…Read More guidance. She was a great person to work with and to know. I will miss her. I send condolensces to her friends and family. Mark Wolin

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Former NYC Mayor Ed Koch Dies at 88

The former Mayor of New York City passed away early Friday morning from congestive heart…

Obituaries February 1, 2013 at 08:21 pm

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BRADY February 7, 2013 at 04:06 am

How exactly does not knowing about people who live in or just outside Rochester ,Albany,Cleveland…Read More make someone not "Very Worldly"

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Carol Anthony February 7, 2013 at 02:23 am

Hey, Jim--We all speak from our own experience, and maybe I haven't lived in as many different…Read More cities as you have. But I have lived in more than a few, and I honestly had never heard anyone refer to their city--regardless of how famous it might be--- as "The City", as if it were the ONLY one--until I moved to New York. But the point is really not worth this debate. Have a super sparkly day.

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Patti February 6, 2013 at 02:51 pm

If you run for a political office you are full of yourself. Not always a bad thing just how it…Read More goes. Jim, those other cities you refer to their city as "the city" may be correct all small letters. Most people in the world would agree NYC is THE CITY.

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Friends of Everett H. Ortner, Park Slope Preservationist,…

Everett Ortner, who many considered to be the pioneer of Park Slope, died on Tuesday, May 22.…

Around Town May 26, 2012 at 03:04 am

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Ken May 30, 2012 at 12:40 am

A great piece to two wonderful people. The Ortners also had tours of GreenWood Cemetary on Sundays…Read More at about 1:00. I learned so much from them.

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Rebecca May 28, 2012 at 01:38 pm

Thank you Mr. and Mrs. Ortner for paving the way to this beloved neighborhood I've been fortunate to…Read More call home for this past 20 years.

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Petit May 27, 2012 at 08:48 pm

I met Everett and Evelyn back in 1973 when I was a young teaching assistant in West Virginia…Read More (Morgantown) I loved both of them so much and I am very sad to have lost such precious friends. I never failed to visit them in Brooklyn every time I went to New York. Jean-Michel (& Françoise) Petit Normandy France

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