Beloved Brooklyn activist, Jon Kest, dies at 57
Well-know Brooklyn community activist Jon Kest, executive director of New York Communities for Change (NYCC) died from cancer Wednesday at the age of 57.
The loss is doubly heartbreaking for his wife Fran Streich and son Jake since his death comes just a month after a falling tree during Superstorm Sandy killed his daughter Jessie.
Kest, the former director of New York ACORN and the creator of the Working Families Party, dedicated his life to standing up for the little guy: tenants, students and teachers, and low-wage workers in car washes and fast food restaurants.