Stephen Konzen (aka the East Village Magic Man), friend, magician
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Richard Kopperdahl, writer, patient
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Carmen Pabón, community activist, gardener
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Bill Gerstel, father, musician
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[Photo from 2014 by James Maher]
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Ernest Russell, father, artist
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[Photo by Legacy Russell]
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Adrian Gilboe, store owner, collector
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Brett Kilroe, designer, music lover
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[Photo by Dan Winters]
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Lorraine Levine, sophisticated lady, advice giver
Don't freak out, but I died on Sunday. You can now reach me via the Ouija board. Will do hauntings for a buck. ❤️u pic.twitter.com/4x01HWTYGT
— Lorraine Levine (@ask_lorraine) May 23, 2016
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Tom Mulligan, Army veteran, Tompkins Square Park regular
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[Photo by Michael Sean Edwards]
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John Farris, poet, mentor
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Alan Vega, musician, icon
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[Image via]
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Roland Legiardi-Laura, poet, director of the Nuyorican Poets Cafe
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Al Orensanz, author, director of the Angel Orensanz Center
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Coca Crystal, writer, cable-access star
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[Image via Facebook]
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Jim Hayes (aka Cowboy Jim), Tompkins Square Park, St. Mark's Place fixture
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[Photo courtesy of John Caldwell]
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