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Three days after Daniel Goin died in his sleep at his home on Amos Street last month, the people who run the Dwyer & Vanderbilt Funeral Home had a problem. The turnout for the wake was immense. The parking lot was full. Broadway was choked.

Nobody did an official head count, but the overflow crowd just kept growing, mourners arriving in waves to honor the 58 years of life of a devoted hockey father, a playful soul and one of the best customers Bellas restaurant will ever have. Two eggs Sunnyside up, crisp bacon and wheat toast – that was Dan Goin’s stock order, as unwavering as his love of the New York Rangers.  more »