RIP John Garbarini

Photo via @internationalbarnyc 

The crew at the International Bar on First Avenue have paid tribute to a longtime regular and friend to many people there (and elsewhere in the neighborhood) in a recent Instagram post... 

RIP John Garbarini, 

A regular hero 

A master engineer 

A talented photographer, 

Jack of all trades and mastered them all. 

Our beloved friend, family, and regular. An irreplaceable hole in our hearts. 

He passed away on June 11 after complications of heart failure. He was 72. There's a lovely feature obituary here, with details on his playing basketball at St. Nicholas of Tolentine Catholic High School in the Bronx to his later career as a photographer and contractor. 

The longtime resident of the East Village and Little Italy "appreciated New York City's quirks and color."