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Longtime owner of NYC kosher bakery, 75, found shot to death along Queens shoreline

Nypost · · 187 words · By Zoe Hussain
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Longtime owner of NYC kosher bakery, 75, found shot to death along Queens shoreline See more of our coverage in your search results.

Claims checked 5
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Longtime owner of NYC kosher bakery, 75, found shot to death along Queens shoreline See more of our coverage in your search results.

Why it matters

Add The New York Post on GoogleA prominent elderly member of the Jewish community and longtime bakery owner was found shot to death along a Queens shoreline, according to authorities and reports.

Common ground

Cops discovered the body of Albert Itzkowitz, 75, along the Kissena Lake shoreline in Flushing just before 5:00 p.m.

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The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

open_in_new Read the original article: https://nypost.com/2026/05/19/us-news/longtime-owner-of-nyc-kosher-bakery-75-fou…

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 5 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Cops discovered the body of Albert Itzkowitz, 75, along the Kissena Lake shoreline in Flushing just before 5:00 p.m. on Monday”
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Two independent sources (Gothamist and YWN) confirm that 75-year-old Albert Itzkowitz was found unresponsive/dead near the shore of Kissena Park's lake just before 5 p.m. on a Monday.
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web search NEUTRAL — He was pronounced dead at the scene. Sources tell YWN that Itzkowitz was shot four times. Shockingly, no firearm and no shell casings were found at the scene, intensifying the mystery surrounding the …
https://www.theyeshivaworld.com/news/general/2551241/shock-i…
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web search NEUTRAL — Officers responded to the first incident just before 5 p.m. Monday inside Kissena Park in East Flushing, according to authorities. When police arrived, they found 75-year-old Albert Itzkowitz unrespon…
https://gothamist.com/news/2-men-dead-after-being-found-in-o…
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web search NEUTRAL — Kissena Park is a 235-acre park located in the neighborhood of Flushing in Queens, New York City. It is located along the subterranean Kissena Creek, which flows into the Flushing River.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kissena_Park
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Claim 2: “Itzkowitz sustained gunshot wounds to his neck and back and was pronounced dead at the scene”
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The YWN source confirms he was shot four times and pronounced dead at the scene. Gothamist confirms he was found with gunshot wounds. However, the specific detail about the 'neck and back' is not explicitly detailed in the provided snippets, though the general cause of death is corroborated.
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web search NEUTRAL — Albert offers teachers rigorous, standards-aligned practice content for grades 5-12 in ELA, math, science, social studies, Spanish, AP, ACT/SAT, and state exams.
https://www.albert.io/
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web search NEUTRAL — Albert Login Due to required system maintenance, Albert will be unavailable on Friday, May 29, 2026 from 5:00 pm ET to 11:00 pm ET. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. Sign in below to …
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Claim 3: “Itzkowitz also owned the G&I Kosher Bakery on Main Street”
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The web search results for 'Albert' returned financial assistants and government services for Alberta, Canada; there is no mention of a G&I Kosher Bakery or Albert Itzkowitz's ownership of such a business.
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web search NEUTRAL — Budget, save, invest, and shop smarter with a financial assistant who gets money and things done. Join 20 million+ people using Albert today.
https://albert.com/
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web search NEUTRAL — Find Alberta government services and information.
https://www.alberta.ca/
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web search NEUTRAL — Download Albert: Budgeting and Banking by Albert Corporation on the App Store. See screenshots, ratings and reviews, user tips, and more apps like Albert:…
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/albert-budgeting-and-banking/i…
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Claim 4: “He was a former volunteer with Hatzolah, a Jewish emergency medical service”
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While the evidence confirms that Hatzolah is a Jewish emergency medical service and that volunteers exist, none of the provided search results specifically link Albert Itzkowitz to Hatzolah as a former volunteer.
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web search NEUTRAL — Here you will see a very rare citing of a large ems hatzolah volunteer ambulance from the queens division at israeli parade near east 67TH street and madison...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wbRI7AQV7s
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web search NEUTRAL — The tragedy has also left a profound and lasting mark on the Jewish community, particularly within the ranks of Hatzolah, the volunteer emergency medical service that was among the first to arrive at …
https://www.theyeshivaworld.com/news/general/2548336/hatzola…
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web search NEUTRAL — A few minutes later, two emergency medical technicians with Hatzolah, the volunteer Jewish ambulance service, arrived, summoned by the neighbors. Officers from the Seventh Precinct had also been calle…
https://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/03/nyregion/an-emergency-cal…
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Claim 5: “Chesed Shel Emes volunteers were on the scene to ensure a proper burial for Itzkowitz”
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The search results mention Chesed Shel Emes in the context of cemeteries and burial, but there is no evidence in the provided text confirming that their volunteers were present at the scene of Albert Itzkowitz's death.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Eldridge Street Synagogue is an Orthodox Jewish synagogue at 12–16 Eldridge Street in the Chinatown and Lower East Side neighborhoods of Manhattan in New York City. Built in 1887 for Congregation …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eldridge_Street_Synagogue
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web search NEUTRAL — To date, Chesed Shel Emes has purchased seven cemeteries to bury these Meisei Mitzvah, with the latest one in Woodridge, NY. As a result of the most recent excessive increase of Meisei Mitzvah, the Wo…
https://www.charidy.com/cse/8474
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web search NEUTRAL — Remove superfluous tags and confirm the rest if they are determined correctly. Removed from tags0.There, a disastrous affair with a boy forces her to learn to live in the present.
https://ok.ru/video/8697292130914
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info Disclaimer: This analysis is generated by AI and should be used as a starting point for critical thinking, not as definitive truth. Claims are verified against publicly available sources. Always consult the original article and additional sources for complete context.