Red Hook bids adieu to Sunny Balzano
Beloved owner of iconic Sunny’s Bar
Over the weekend, flowers and hand-written notes materialized on the hood of Sunny Balzano’s pickup truck. The battered green truck, filled with bottles bagged for recycling, was parked in front of 253 Conover St., the legendary Sunny’s Bar in Red Hook.
“So long Mr. Sunny Balzano,” one note, signed by someone named Mic, read. “So long that smile and our small talk, deep talk. It won’t be the same sitting at your bar wondering how you are and if you’ll come down. See you on down the road.”
Another, signed by Joe, read, “Sunny, thank you for the magic.” Joe attached a cigarette to the note.