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Anthony "Tough Tony" Federici (July 28, 1940 – November 9, 2022) was a Queens, New York City, resident who was long accused by law enforcement of being a member of the Genovese crime family. Federici was incorrectly identified in 1988 by the US Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations as a Lucchese crime family soldier.
Helen Marie Marshall (née Sargent ; September 30, 1929 – March 4, 2017) was an American politician from New York City. She was Borough President of Queens from 2002 - 2013. She was also the first African-American Borough President of Queens.
Sylvester A. Dineen (1898–1950), member of the New York State Assembly; Daniel Direnzo (1886–1933), Assistant District Attorney of New York City, Head of Court of Special Sessions; Thomas J. Dunn (1849–1905), Sheriff of New York County (1897–1899) John Fox (1835–1914), U.S. Representative from New York and member of the New York City ...
His popularity plummeted in late 1985, when he was criticized over two of his pet projects. He wanted to build a Grand Prix auto racetrack in Queens's largest public park, Flushing Meadows-Corona Park, where the 1939 New York World's Fair and the 1964 New York World's Fair had been held. Community leaders denigrated the idea, and it became the ...
After a lifetime of secrecy, a decorated veteran came out as gay in his obituary. Col. Edward Thomas Ryan, who is said to have lived most of his life in Rennselaer, New York, was a brother, uncle ...
Mario Cuomo (1932–2015), Governor of New York and father of Andrew Cuomo, Margaret I. Cuomo, Chris Cuomo and father-in-law to Kenneth Cole; Geraldine Ferraro (1935–2011), US Congress and 1984 Vice Presidential candidate; Joseph L. Pfeifer (1892–1974), US Congress; John F. Hylan (1868–1936), Mayor of New York City from 1918 to 1925