Kobe Bryant Mural Painted Across From Barclays - Park Slope, NY - "When I heard about it, I made it my duty to come and see this," said one visitor to Kobe and Gianna Bryant mural on Flatbush Avenue. Anderson mused there should be more, and he said he planned to spend more time that day in front of the mural.True to his word, Anderson did so, weathering the drizzle and chatting with other onlookers for the better part of an hour. "When I heard his daughter was also in the crash, I suffered a blow," he said. "She was supposed to be his protege. To promote your local classified on Patch, create an account and start posting The latest Calabasas news delivered to your inbox every morning.Real-time updates on breaking stories in Calabasas.
"Ara George Zobayan attempted to maneuver the helicopter up and forward to clear the clouds, then entered a turn sending the helicopter into steep terrain at approximately 180 mph," according to the suit. "It's like you're watching him from the inside out," Leduc said. Featured Events are paid listings by users and receive priority placement on Patch, on our social pages and in our daily newsletters. Featured Classifieds are paid posts promoted by Patch community members. "Witnesses on the ground reported seeing the helicopter flying through a layer of clouds and fog before the helicopter crashed. "On information and belief, Island Express Helicopters' Federal Aviation Administration operating certificate limited its pilots to flying only under visual flight rules," according to the lawsuit. "A single yellow candle sat in front of the mural. He was off work Thursday and trekked across a rainy Brooklyn to visit it. The stadium bears giant banners of Nets players, but it's clear for now they fall in the Bryants' shadow.Calixto Leduc snapped a photograph of Bryant and Gianna, a rising basketball star in her own right and seen as his protege. "The fact that not only the Bryant family, but all of the passenger families, live in Orange County makes that venue a reasonable and fundamentally fair location for trial," the motion reads. On June 17, the NTSB released the public docket on the crash. PARK SLOPE, BROOKLYN — Passersby and pilgrims alike flocked to a new mural of Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna across from the Barclays Center.The mural depicts Bryant, 41, and Gianna, 13, and bears the names of seven others who died in a helicopter It quickly drew visitors like Melvin Anderson. "Judge Virginia Keeny of the Los Angeles Superior Court scheduled an Aug. 3 hearing on the change-of- venue motion.Island Express attorneys have not filed any court papers yet either asking for a change of venue or saying they concur with the Zobayan legal team.The suit faults Island Express for allowing the helicopter to be flown in "heavy fog and low clouds" that prompted "law enforcement agencies and tour companies" to ground their helicopters. "The estate lawyers maintain that the "notoriety and popularity of the late Kobe Bryant in Los Angeles County ... reached a level that left no person in the county unaware of his role in branding Los Angeles as his city. "In addition to the 50-year-old pilot, Bryant and his daughter, Gianna, the crash killed: Featured Classifieds are paid posts promoted by Patch community members. "The subject helicopter was not licensed or certified to be flown into instrument conditions. Et en voyant le nombre important de joueurs qui portent le 8 ou le 24, inutile de chercher longtemps une preuve de cette trace. 95% d'économie. CALABASAS, CA — The estate of the pilot of the helicopter that crashed Jan. 26 in Calabasas with Kobe Bryant, his 13-year-old daughter, and seven other people aboard has filed a motion to move a lawsuit brought by the Laker legend's widow out of Los Angeles County to ensure a fair trial.Bryant's widow Vanessa brought the case on Feb. 24 in Los Angeles Superior Court on behalf of herself and her surviving three daughters, including the youngest, Capri, who turned a year old on Sunday.The case was later transferred to Van Nuys Superior Court and names as defendants the estate of the late chopper pilot, Ara Zobayan; plus Island Express Helicopters and Island Express Holding Corp.The Zobayan estate lawyers argue in their motion filed Friday that trying the case anywhere in Los Angeles County would be prejudicial to their client and that Orange County is a better place to pick a jury. By Michael Wittner, Patch Staff "A pool of jurors not unknown to plaintiffs would decide their claims, while at the same time providing due consideration for the defenses presented.