Former U.S. Representative Charles B. Rangel, a towering figure in New York politics who died last month at the age of 94, was honored with a rare lying-in-state ceremony at New York City Hall on 12 June. Mayor Eric Adams received the casket, while the Rev. Al Sharpton led an opening prayer in the rotunda before members of the public filed past to pay their respects. City Hall has accorded the distinction to only a handful of leaders, a list that includes Presidents Abraham Lincoln and Ulysses S. Grant. Rangel’s casket remained on public view throughout the day as civic leaders recalled his decades representing Harlem in Albany and later in the U.S. House, where he became known as the “Lion of Lenox Avenue.” A funeral Mass followed on 13 June at St. Patrick’s Cathedral in Midtown Manhattan. Cardinal Timothy Dolan presided over the service, joined by clergy including the Rev. Al Sharpton and the Rev. A.R. Bernard. Dignitaries in attendance ranged from Mayor Adams and Senator Chuck Schumer to Representative Hakeem Jeffries and former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Speakers highlighted Rangel’s tenure of more than 45 years in Congress, his advocacy for Harlem, and his service as a Korean War veteran. Mourners said the late congressman’s commitment to justice and economic opportunity would endure even as the “Lion of Lenox Avenue” was laid to rest.