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Death of longtime NYC kosher bakery owner, 75, found shot near Kissena Lake ruled homicide

Nypost · · 238 words · By Zoe Hussain
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“The death of a prominent elderly member of New York City’s Jewish community and longtime kosher bakery owner, who was found shot to death near a Queens lake, was ruled a homicide.”
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Multiple independent web search results confirm that Albert Itzkowitz, a longtime kosher bakery owner, was found shot to death near a lake in Queens and that the NYPD is investigating the death.
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web search NEUTRAL — Albert Itzkowitz, 75, was found dead with gunshot wounds to his neck and back along the Kissena Lake shoreline on Monday. Kyle Mazza/Shutterstock.
https://nypost.com/2026/05/19/us-news/longtime-owner-of-nyc-…
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web search NEUTRAL — When police arrived, they found 75-year-old Albert Itzkowitz unresponsive near the shore of the park’s lake with gunshot wounds to his neck and back. Emergency medical workers came to the scene and pr…
https://gothamist.com/news/2-men-dead-after-being-found-in-o…
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web search NEUTRAL — Itzkowitz was the longtime owner of the kosher G&I Bakery, a neighborhood staple before it closed down. He also volunteered with the Jewish emergency medical service Hatzalah. The NYPD is investigatin…
https://www.jta.org/2026/05/20/ny/longtime-jewish-bakery-own…
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“Cops discovered the body of Albert Itzkowitz, 75, with gunshot wounds to his neck and back along the Kissena Lake shoreline in Flushing just before 5 p.m. Monday”
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Three independent sources specify that Albert Itzkowitz, 75, was found with gunshot wounds to his neck and back along the Kissena Lake shoreline in Flushing just before 5 p.m. on a Monday.
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web search NEUTRAL — Albert Itzkowitz, 75, a husband and father of five from Flushing, Queens, was found dead near Kissena Lake in Kissena Park, in broad daylight just before 5 p.m. on Monday. He was found with a gunshot …
https://abc7ny.com/post/kissena-lake-deadly-shooting-75-year…
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web search NEUTRAL — Cops discovered the body of Albert Itzkowitz, 75, along the Kissena Lake shoreline in Flushing just before 5:00 p.m. on Monday, according to the NYPD.Albert Itzkowitz, 75, was found dead with gunshot …
https://nypost.com/2026/05/19/us-news/longtime-owner-of-nyc-…
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web search NEUTRAL — “Deeply saddened at the death of 75-year-old Albert Itzkowitz, who was found with gunshot wounds in Kissena Park yesterday,” she stated on Tuesday. “My office is in contact with the 109th Precinct, bu…
https://www.jns.org/news/u-s-news/queens-jewish-man-found-de…
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“His death was later ruled a homicide by the Medical Examiner’s Office”
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The provided evidence for this specific claim contains search results for other unrelated homicide rulings (Roman Shankaras, Justin Damar Garcia-Bailey) and general Wikipedia entries about medical examiners, but no specific evidence confirming the Medical Examiner's ruling for Albert Itzkowitz.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Thomas Tsunetomi Noguchi (野口 恒富, Noguchi Tsunetomi; born January 4, 1927) is an American retired coroner. He was chief medical examiner-coroner for Los Angeles County. Popularly known as the "coroner …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Noguchi
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Albert Einstein (14 March 1879 – 18 April 1955) was a German-born theoretical physicist best known for developing the theory of relativity. Einstein also made important contributions to quantum theory…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner is the medical examiner's office of the government of the County of Los Angeles, California. It is located at the Boyle Heights neighborhood in Lo…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Angeles_County_Department_…
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“Crime Stoppers is offering a reward of up to $3,500 in connection with the incident.”
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The web search results provided for this claim are generic pages for 'Crime' (MSN, People.com, CrimeRadar) and do not mention a specific $3,500 reward for the Itzkowitz case.
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web search NEUTRAL — Police say there were 11 thefts and attempted thefts from vehicles, a stolen car, and a hit-and-run. View and follow news for your favourite topics on MSN.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/channel/topic/Crime/tp-Y_6f320357-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Get the latest crime news and updates from PEOPLE.com, including true crime sagas, cold cases and breaking national news.
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web search NEUTRAL — Get notified for incidents near locations you care about. Monitor locations across 10,000+ cities in all 50 states. Refreshes every 5 minutes from live dispatch audio. Traffic, medical, fire, crime, a…
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“Itzokowitz was a former volunteer with Hatzolah, a Jewish emergency medical service”
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The claim is confirmed by a cross-reference (Nypost) and multiple independent web search results (JNS and a report on the Queens Jewish community) stating he was a former Hatzolah volunteer.
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web search NEUTRAL — NYPD said the investigation into the death of Albert Itzkowitz, 75, a former Hatzolah volunteer and kosher bakery owner, remains ongoing and that no arrests have been made.
https://www.jns.org/news/world/toronto-police-arrest-suspect…
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web search NEUTRAL — Chesed Shel Emes volunteers are also on scene ensuring proper kavod hames. The Niftar was well known in the Queens Jewish community. He was a former volunteer with Hatzalah years ago, serving as unit …
https://www.theyeshivaworld.com/news/general/2551241/shock-i…
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web search NEUTRAL — BROOKLYN - A volunteer EMS worker was injured in a stabbing in Crown Heights Tuesday night.The off-duty worker was attacked at around 8 p.m. at the corner of...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zHSJEDSTL0k
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“He also owned the G&I Kosher Bakery on Main Street”
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The claim is confirmed by a cross-reference (Nypost) and an independent web search result identifying him as the owner of the kosher G&I Bakery.
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web search NEUTRAL — Albert Einstein ... Albert Einstein[a] (14 March 1879 – 18 April 1955) was a German-born theoretical physicist best known for developing the theory of relativity.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Einstein
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