Iconic El Greco Diner In Sheepshead Bay To Close Friday
After 40 years, a Brooklyn culinary favorite will close its doors for good.
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After 40 years, a Brooklyn culinary favorite will close its doors for good.
Once the fire was extinguished, emergency responders found Shewming Seto, 66, unconscious and unresponsive inside the home, police said. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Sheepshead Bay's El Greco Diner will be closing its doors next Friday, co-owner George Venetoklis said.
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