Wednesday, June 10, 2026

Wednesday's parting shot

Nicholas Figueroa would have been 35 today. 

His family placed the flowers and birthday decorations here at the memorial plaque outside 45 E. Seventh St.

Figueroa and Moises Locón died on March 26, 2015, during the gas explosion that also injured two dozen people, and leveled three buildings (119, 121 and 123 Second Ave.). 

Figueroa, who had recently graduated from SUNY Buffalo State, was at Sushi Park, 121 Second Ave. between Seventh Street and St. Mark's Place, and the site of the fatal blast, dining with a co-worker. Locón, 27, worked at Sushi Park.

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

Is anyone in jail still?

Anonymous said...

RIP Nicholas Figueroa. Bless you and your family.

Jose Garcia said...

I don't believe so but certainly if there is a hell then there are spots reserved for convicted felons Maria Hrynenko, Dilber Kukic, and Jerry Ioannidis.

Grieve said...

No. The last person, Jerry Ioannidis, was paroled in January. Also, a longtime reader shared court documents showing that Maria Hrynenko died some time in 2024. This has not been reported, and there doesn't seem to be any record of an obituary.