Obituary
RIP Lower East Side Man in White, ‘Jimmy Blanco’
Posted January 18, 2019 at 5:00 am
It’s a sad day for the Lower East Side. Jimmy Becker, known colloquially as “Jimmy Blanco” for perennially roaming the streets dressed in all white, passed away this week after a battle with Lymphoma. It’s believed he was about 69 or 70. Apparently, a neighbor in his building called EMS a couple weeks ago after […]
Streets
Obituary for the Essex Street Snowman
Posted February 15, 2011 at 6:18 am
A Boogie farewell to the neighborhood icon. What a nice fellow!
