Vincent Abate, the longest-serving — and first — chairman of Williamsburg's community board, died last week at the age of 96.

Abate, who was born in the neighborhood and left only once to serve as a soldier in World War II, dedicated his life to working on behalf of Greenpoint and Williamsburg, from volunteering as an altar boy at St. Francis of Paola church to his long tenure as chairman of Community Board 1.

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