Thompson, pictured with Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams, also served as a City Councilman and state Supreme Court justice.
Rita Wolfensohn didn't notice her son's decaying body amid the piles of garbage, reports say.
This is the third such incident in under six weeks.
The missing basketball player was found in the back of his SUV, which had been parked for days on a leafy residential street in Brooklyn.
No charges have been filed against the driver, police say.
Ledell Mulvaney, a performing arts teacher, and her daughter Kat Mulvaney, a singer/songwriter, were killed in a four-car crash.
Bond served in the Georgia legislature and led the NAACP.
Ezekiel Gray of East Flatbush was reportedly playing in the waves with his siblings.
Radio host, 84, known for his controversial commentary on political issues.
Brooklyn native a Rock and Roll Hall of Famer.
The Goldman family requests that, in lieu of flowers, donations be made to Flatbush Development Corporation.
Gabriel Carino, vice president of the Cortelyou Merchants Association, reminisces about NYC's former mayor over the decades.
One of rap’s first female emcees, the Flatbush native was a member of Boogie Down Productions.