article_snippet.sent: Hundreds of relatives, friends and strangers have gathered to bid an emotional farewell to the 23-year-old man who perished in gas explosion in the East Village and building collapse in New York City last month.
highlights_snippet.sent: Nicholas Figueroa, 23, killed in gas explosion in the East Village last month .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: On Tuesday, relatives, friends and strangers bid Nicholas Figueroa, 23, killed in gas explosion in the East Village last month .
   