Ruschell Boone was a household name to many NYers, bringing the story to us for two decades. Immigrating to the Bronx from Jamaica, attending CUNY Baruch College in Manhattan and reporting in Queens, the entire city is better off for her contributions. May she rest in peace.
We have some deeply sad and personal news to report.
Ruschell Boone, an Emmy award-winning journalist and our beloved colleague here at NY1, passed away Sunday due to complications related to pancreatic cancer. She was 48.
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