Vito Fossella

Vito Fossella

male, 44 years old (Staten Island, New York, United States)
US Republican Party politician, Fordham University School of Law alumni, New York Republican, 13th Congressional district, Vito John Fossella, Jr, Gravesend, Brooklyn…Bensonhurst
Vito John Fossella, Jr. (born March 9, 1965), is a Republican politician from the state of New York who has represented the state's 13th...

Yusef Hawkins

male, deceased (1989)
Michael Griffith, from New York City, From Brooklyn, borough, jungle fever, Bensonhurst…Bensonhurst, Brooklyn
Yusef Hawkins (also spelled as Yusuf Hawkins) was a 16-year-old African American youth who was shot to death on August 23, 1989 in Bensonhurst, a...
Jerrold Nadler

Jerrold Nadler

male, 62 years old
Jerry Nadler, Fordham University School of Law alumni, House Representative, JD Fordham University 1978, JD Fordham University, AB Columbia University 1969…Bensonhurst
Jerrold Lewis Nadler, sometimes called Jerry Nadler (born June 13, 1947) is an American politician from New York City. A Democrat, Nadler...

William Colton

male, 63 years old
Brooklyn College, St. John's School of Law, New York Assembly, US Democratic Party politician, Gravesend, Bensonhurst
William Colton (b. 1946) represents District 47 in the New York Assembly, which is comprised of Bath Beach, Bensonhurst, Gravesend, Dyker Heights...

Martin Golden

male
Republican, New York Republican, US Republican Party politician, new york state senate, Borough Park, Gerritsen Beach…Bensonhurst
Martin J. Golden represents District 22 in the New York State Senate, which comprises Bay Ridge, Dyker Heights, Bensonhurst, Gerritsen Beach,...
Santa Rosalia

Santa Rosalia

female, deceased (1166)
Saint Rosalia, Mount Pellegrino, Women of medieval Italy, Pestilence, sicilian, palermo…Bensonhurst
Saint Rosalia is the patron saint of Palermo, Sicily, (Italy) and El Hatillo, Miranda (Venezuela). According to legend Rosalia was born in 1130 of...
Richard Jeni

Richard Jeni

male, deceased (2007)
Roman Catholic, Italian-American, film actor, Richard John Colangelo, From Brooklyn, suicide by firearm in the United States…Bensonhurst
Richard John Colangelo (April 14, 1957 - March 10 2007), better known by the stage name of Richard Jeni, was an American stand-up comedian and actor.

James Oddo

male, 43 years old
US Republican Party politician, New York Republican, Todt Hill, James S. Oddo, Thomas Ognibene, neighborhoods…Bensonhurst
James S. Oddo (born 1966) is a Republican politician from Staten Island, currently serving as Minority Leader in the New York City Council. He is...
Shemp Howard

Shemp Howard

male, deceased (1955)
Lithuanian Jewish, Knife of the Party, jerome, Lithuanian Jew, comedian, Jewish American…Bensonhurst
Samuel "Shemp Howard" Horwitz (March 17, 1895 - November 22, 1955) was part of the Three Stooges comedy team. He was called "Shemp" because "Sam"...
Vincent J. Gentile

Vincent J. Gentile

male
Fordham University, Bay Ridge, Bensonhurst, Dyker Heights, New York City Council, republican party
Vincent J. Gentile is a member of the New York City Council representing District 43, which comprises portions of Dyker Heights, as well as the...