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Lisa Julian (aka Spike or Lucretia), Tompkins Square Park regular
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[Photo by Lori Der Hagopian]
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Rebecca Lepkoff, acclaimed street photographer
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNmkIFd-3iQedwhzO8nJujLqIbAeu7jwIweDXQp0HWkYr5fujPlip6jc2W53zxu1TpvmO7Led_KWO2rVNgNOr_nRcqDGTCF4u-ZGI2uyl4LR8xb9AMpc0R_zo7_hyphenhyphenqMgwdZFUzo7hiUNxh/s400/rebecca2.jpg)
[Image via]
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Erdelyi Tamas, aka Tommy Ramone, the last surviving original member of the Ramones
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYBYVPMLVJQbtI9eM4VQEIbz3pimiQhBslNf4ytcyWI9smAMMAq7fM74wXATtxvzw2Mi1aNDPH2pTbNOy4ayC6EVTC6hJVfzxxSnp4jZ0z3pdOtljUIdW-8L0Jn3gAHMRjjkhuPsiEfys/s400/tommy-ramones.jpg)
[Via Brooklyn Vegan]
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Michael Brody, longtime East Village resident, mysterious neighbor
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWX7dZSMu9bHLzQJZ2whKCEzv4obnvhAO75arZ8oapZZiO94m5lSC1rtLudqLtDvbq0Zz_9dND2O8LW3MpXvJjf3gxrLoDQs9z1b0R-zGNPJYlWzrfpBS9apeZlQ0RZS-Iqpu4rYTk0kg/s400/10409635_10203759383567689_3999124577054419141_n.jpg)
[Courtesy of Lili Barsha]
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Mike Bakaty, owner of the city's longest-running tattoo parlor
[Photo by James Maher]
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Hayne Suthon, owner and operator of Lucky Cheng's
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp_BYTUTtTDr9CT6Z0ltCKtIvJAQp-aCUh3msfdtPTQi2hW-Z_Gjn6rKnwHD5kYnoE5Czamci_AaWXM5-kLQWzdwmZXji-7KKb-Sh-UnDoelxBVGgPL_5ZGyE_pQ2wXEwfMBMY1pgSlnQ/s400/hayne.jpg)
[Photo by Biljana Ustic via Facebook]
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Derek Lloyd, popular figure in the local theater community
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzAqsUhjET8v6VQOOcsMuLJTFsJr6ZDIsCz4deZPpxCYmMNgIgFavwtJT9F2o14DszFG4kEkKxEMTZEkwYfKJ9OrsYep4JqzepJRNky8stCDnKqr1kBrAMfkKbolnmPawNOyt3zW9fIoeU/s400/derek-heart.jpg)
[Image via PS 122]
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Dennis Zentek, co-founder of d.b.a.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifTFBLvVfpmupFImhedgsz0HH0jyjGUj9uN2E9hJIzsyL8eAGEodoGsU8OQtdUoTB7TGeekyDSQZLWjV6_tt1Z_R5IiD7QaD5EwDpqleJP2mPOTNS8LVpF2Ab6Jt487_1SEqAn7pK7QsCG/s400/10168178_788247347852330_121797167_n.jpg)
[Photo by KM Keller via Facebook]
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Akkas Ali, florist at East Village Farm and Grocery
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU9Xml4BzuaXVl6LDD8FkkPms-QoWeOWQnAhCr4cethgpkyfa-wB5irfHXCqHaQB9cvNDtBQ-L6Hb727qQidniiy-ixmBtUzwg2V_QSCEWNrpc_88ACMz-Khhp-QEXiEUMphTEstvYlm3a/s400/crash22n-3-web.jpg)
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Marty Thau, music producer-manager-entrepreneur
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBBvQCv2Bz5lm_cYIykV3964bzOFredAZ5yGiS-B-aCty-dmaTxPZliGmh6zDmUXWYfgcP87vIF0rgg8qp15jzVfO-5ak8HoViftthFpWirqZx90AxSyJshanVEl1a4o9A_7_tJIsPv9Zn/s400/385471_10150421056097131_381557992_n.jpg)
[Thau, right, with David Johansen and Muddy Waters in the early '80s. Photo via Facebook]
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Will Connell, saxophonist/composer
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEooEJT0GobuUi1dJ40Qhcr0L2FMrZ9PzQ8ekZtQaWqgLPtVchJU7UySRWPM5KwsvM-qseaVFn8-1GWoMVq25cymA19jfRkG_Z7bwk0ICNhWdhsut9C-7cAT01su6Gha5GJ_j9IrNlzOvn/s400/willconnell_700-.jpg)
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Don Holley, father, champion of East Village schools
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Evelyn Dahab, author, bar owner
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLmWnThJx59g1RpxIbNt1Dq0AcKoe_ihQrukW_k5E76XuIXlWDzchi_vc2RCdz3VpZUT_E7ID2dEUVvRB0ZnuYunTt6LCX6ppuEg2TO1vq2drhnrseWE0K3y93oKYK0umh-9H0BZVtXO_m/s400/facebook.jpg)
[Image via Facebook]
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Maggie Estep, writer-poet-performance artist and all-around cool person
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH-I7TV-QsnQ_SFa3CT5slKU6K4KFozWXoGocBSdRe57eyqfCY_h6egVA8wIN7-wCFOkDjktHTT3XlWeRk4qHUcpf4OPIu_W49aeDiBertvvHZv3CKEEprvAv_bZJxVUSF1UXuAYxyRA5K/s400/1378047_703071226387084_1788021003_n.jpg)
[Photo from October 2013 by Marissa Molnar via Facebook]
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Several readers reminded us about Anne Ardolino, aka Anntelope, aka 1st Avenue rooftop pigeon lady, poet, animal rescuer, neighbor, friend …
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj2LB3Wqt3s0VMitmFak01mkhBmVHw04KbdUED6hnnWRHIHBTqTcowqQ8SuyhKOFbN4Vqr-KqEMpCFRFoWg4JEHyfOZ2nC3NaASDMAwlWaS3Mq9Z-4xdi5GhP7gIT7o429DdTUC3LaLpPU/s400/anne-ardolino.jpg)
[Photo by Clayton Patterson]
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Karen Kristal, matriarch of CBGB
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSVwlkrcgN7A5UmNTk_qt9G84pBns3nos2dmGxPGBvDenLGhGK8x9FDcjY6kfJnAsVDuS7wu5xBVTX3FjPo6t6Q7Y6U2hpG9nJXj7oyShu7z_UrBrG0Ii5yKDC9EzV9xeJkoId1ovHcR1Q/s400/1466093_562392313871199_795531418551050568_n.jpg)
[Photo via CBGB on Facebook]
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Wen Hui Ruan, father, retired garment worker
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOq6pouLgPy6vhHC6BfzCjJDXTXSfSOUGA7ho2y3ytY_TjeunEizl2jBCiNmpIoAEGZFIRAg24diRqpRQ4Tej8oNHRAn3q7l0VxJ_jyu9goZy7b8AkPH7-9T403zkxQv8MAYks9z6pyCi0/s400/ruan-wen-hui.jpg)
[Photo from 2006 via CBS 2]