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Jewish News 24 · Sep 28, 2026

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A New York City public housing maintenance worker known by residents as “Mr. Fix-it” was killed by a falling tree while working overtime during a powerful nor’easter, according to residents and the New York Post. Leighton Brown, 56, had worked for more than a decade at the Cypress Hills Houses in Brooklyn, where residents said he was known for helping tenants with repairs and other problems.

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