Lew Fidler, a one-time Democratic City Councilman from Brooklyn, died May 5, two days after he was discovered while unconscious in a Queens movie theater.

According to the New York Post, Fidler was discovered inside the theater around 11:30 p.m. on April 3. He was taken to Elmhurst Hospital, where he died around 12:30 p.m. on May 5 without having regained consciousness.

He served in the City Council until 2013, and was a Democratic District leader until his death. He regularly organized the largest Tots Giveaway for underprivileged children during the holiday season, according to kingscountypolitics.com/.