Members of the 369th Regiment escort the casket carrying US Rep. Charles Rangel into Metropolis Corridor on June 11, 2025.
Photograph by Lloyd Mitchell
The physique of US Rep. Charles Rangel, who died on Memorial Day, arrived at Metropolis Corridor on Wednesday afternoon to lie in state via Friday morning.
Mayor Eric Adams offered the Rangel household with the identical honor accorded to President Abraham Lincoln following his assassination in 1865. This honor additionally gave New Yorkers the chance to pay their very own respects to the late Harlem political large.
June 11 would have been Rangel’s ninety fifth birthday. In life, he was the second-longest serving incumbent member of the Home of Representatives, serving from 1971 to 2017. The Democrat turned a key determine in native and nationwide politics and served at one level as chair of the distinguished Home Methods and Means Committee.
Mayor Eric Adams and Rev. Al Sharpton watch as members of the 369th Regiment escort the casket carrying US Rep. Charles Rangel into Metropolis Corridor on June 11, 2025.Photograph by Lloyd Mitchell
Rangel was additionally a Korean Battle veteran, incomes the Bronze Medal and the Purple Coronary heart whereas serving in fight. In recognition of his army, members of New York’s 369th Regiment, often called the famed Harlem Hellfighters, served as the consideration guard, carrying the late Congressman’s physique from the hearse and up the Metropolis Corridor steps to the rotunda.
Household and associates of the late US Rep. Charles Rangel observe the switch of his physique into Metropolis Corridor on June 11, 2025.Photograph by Lloyd Mitchell
Mayor Adams himself oversaw the solemn continuing.
“As the ‘Lion of Lenox,’ he represented his community as one of our city’s greatest elected leaders for nearly 50 years,” mentioned Mayor Adams. “I am honored to host the family of Congressman Rangel as he lies in state here at City Hall, but I am also deeply saddened to say goodbye to a dear friend and an exemplary model of devotion and courage. Rest in power, my friend. I hope you and [Rangel’s late wife] Alma are together once again.”
New Yorkers will have the ability to pay their respects to Rangel contained in the Metropolis Corridor Rotunda on Thursday, June 12, from 9 a.m. to five p.m. A Mass of Christian Burial can be held for the late Congressman at St. Patrick’s Cathedral on Friday.
