Bay Ridge community leader Kevin Peter Carroll dead at 33
Bay Ridge — along with the rest of Brooklyn — is mourning the loss of Democratic District Leader Kevin Peter Carroll, who died on Monday, June 3 at the age of 33.
Carroll served as Democratic district leader in the 64th Assembly District, which takes in parts of Bay Ridge and Staten Island, from 2010 to 2018. He won the seat after a hard-fought battle against Ralph Perfetto, who previously held the position for 18 years, and who succeeded Carroll when he left the post.
In 2017, Carroll was one of the candidates in a crowded Democratic primary field looking to succeed term-limited Councilmember Vincent Gentile in the 43rd City Council District. Carroll lost the primary to Justin Brannan who ultimately won the general election. It was during the primary race that Carroll was devastated by the death of his beloved mother Dorothy Carroll on Sept. 8, just days before the hotly contested primary on Sept. 12.