New York

Nicknamed “The Say Hey Kid,” the Giants icon won fans over with his positive attitude.

Mordente was also a director who worked on dozens of TV series.

He spent the years after 9/11 serving as a street orator, rhyming about the attacks.

He ate nothing but McDonald’s items for 30 days for his best-known film.

He appeared in movies like “Serpico,” “Midnight Run,” and “Carlito’s Way.”

Blu appeared on records by Bob Dylan, Barbra Streisand, Quincy Jones and others.

Perlin also co-created Valiant’s Bloodshot.

She was known for quotable ad slogans like “I ♥ NY” and “Plop, plop, fizz, fizz.” 

Sanborn became a crossover success thanks to albums like “Hideaway” and “Voyeur.”

Stella’s Black Paintings series of the 1950s bucked trends in art.