{"id":318386,"date":"2026-08-11T03:56:15","date_gmt":"2026-08-11T03:56:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/318386\/"},"modified":"2026-08-11T03:56:15","modified_gmt":"2026-08-11T03:56:15","slug":"nyc-music-scene-mourning-the-loss-of-local-legend-chester-mazur-killed-in-hells-kitchen-hit-and-run","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/318386\/","title":{"rendered":"NYC music scene mourning the loss of local legend Chester Mazur, killed in Hell’s Kitchen hit-and-run"},"content":{"rendered":"

A U.S. Postal Service truck struck and killed a beloved fixture of New York City’s music scene over the weekend. <\/p>\n

The driver, who is accused of fleeing the scene, is now facing charges.<\/p>\n

Police said 66-year-old Chester Mazur was just steps away from his Hell’s Kitchen apartment on West 55th Street and Ninth Avenue early Saturday morning when he was struck<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Police said the driver kept on going and was later arrested.<\/p>\n

The USPS said it’s “cooperating fully with the investigation.”<\/p>\n

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Chester Mazur<\/p>\n

CBS News New York<\/p>\n

For Mazur, music wasn’t just something he played. It was a passion that followed him through performances throughout the Big Apple.<\/p>\n

“He was everywhere and knew everything and everybody,” friend Michael Jung said. “Everybody knows Chet and everybody loves Chet.”<\/p>\n

Over the last four decades, Mazur and Jung, his close friend, shared a bond built around music. On Friday, Jung watched Mazur at Otto’s Shrunken Head in the East Village.<\/p>\n

“He just, like, rolled on the floor and started doing bicycle wheels with his feet,” Jung said. “It’s just very, very expressive. He had a very kind of raw interpretation of music.”<\/p>\n

Tragically, that ended up being his final show. Mazur’s death has since sent shockwaves through the local music community.<\/p>\n

“It’s just completely unbelievable. That shouldn’t have happened,” Jung said.<\/p>\n

Those closest to Mazur are now mourning much more than an accomplished musician. They’re mourning a friend and a man whose music created friendships that lasted decades.<\/p>\n

“He was the best — honest and smart, knowledgeable, fun, everything about him,” Jung said.<\/p>\n

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