May 22 Memorial: I hated missing it

I couldn't make it to the Memorial for Linda Woo tonight because my daughter was feverish, but I heard a little about it from my neighbor. He said that there were several hundred people there, few dring the entrance of the store with holy water. He mentioned that the store would be open on Saturday. He spoke with a man named Mo Mahoney, who he said "was like the mayor of 10th Avenue."

Mo was the one who was able to help with the police sketch and even chased the attacker out of Eden and down into the subway, not suspecting the man would be determined enough to come back after the way was clear. Apparently the killer's mother worked at Sweet Heart Cleaners, a now defunct laundry in this neighborhood, which used to be filled with many more large scale laundry services than it is now. Big ones like Arrow, an industrial grade place on Prospect Avenue that cleans things like tablecloths and napkins for restaurants.

I can imagine that Mo might lament not doing other things to stop this man. In that case, we can all lament as well. Any of us could have been there, but we weren't. Don't feel bad, Mo.

I really wanted to be there to pay my respects with all the people in this neighborhood who've been so deeply hurt by this tragedy.

I was confused, at around 8:30 I heard either fireworks or thunder, and it seemed eerie and out of place for this night. What was that?