Daily News Longtime City Hall Beat Writer Rick Orlov dead at 66

A Icon of City Hall Reporting, Daily News "Tipoff Columnist" Rick Orlov, dies from complications of diabetics at the age of 66.

Rick Orlov via The Daily News.

The Monday morning cyber-scrolling ritual of reviewing the latest "Tipoffs" will be no more.

Longtime Daily News City Hall Beat Writer Rick Orlov, who for years, was the first day of the work week source of political content, lost his longtime battle with diabetics at age 66.

In recent years, the ravages of the disease was all too apparent when viewing Orlov at work within the City Council Chambers, but story content was not lacking right up to the last couple of weeks. 

Our prayers and thoughts are with the Orlov and The Daily News Family at this time of great lost.

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Scott Johnson in CD 14