STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A GoFundMe campaign has been launched for Larry Anderson, a deeply respected and beloved community leader and longtime advocate for Staten Island’s cultural and LGBTQ+ communities.

Anderson, 59, remains in critical condition in a Manhattan hospital after recently suffering a major heart attack.

According to family members, Anderson’s heart stopped 11 times during the medical emergency. Rapid intervention by doctors — and what loved ones describe as nothing short of a miracle — kept him alive.

Anderson remains in the cardiac intensive care unit on a ventilator and is on mechanical support for his severely damaged heart.

“Our dear friend Larry has suffered a major heart attack, and our hearts are with him and his husband, Matt Walby, during this incredibly difficu

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