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UPDATE: Clinton Hill Loses a Pizza Icon
Luigi Viaggio, co-owner of Luigi's Pizza on Dekalb, has died.
Update, 9:53 a.m.: Councilwoman Letitia James, D-Fort Greene, joined longtime residents and pizza lovers to mourn the passing of Luigi's co-founder, Luigi Viaggio:
“A constituent who resides across the street shared that her now 21-year-old daughter would have gone hungry on many days while growing up, if it had not been for this pizzeria, and she cried when expressing how good Luigi had been to her. Godspeed to this generous spirit, Luigi Viaggio, your presence is already missed.”
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Courtesy of today's Local New York Times blog comes word that Luigi Viaggio, who together with brother Angelo and Rosario Longo founded on Dekalb, has passed away.
A makeshift memorial has been created at the spot, according to the Local.
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Calls to the pizza shop, which has been open since 1983, were not returned.
More on this story as it develops.
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