Charles Rangel, the charismatic and influential congressman who represented Harlem in the House of Representatives for more than four decades, will lie in state at City Hall starting Wednesday evening, Mayor Eric Adams said.

Rangel, who died last month at the age of 94, was remembered as a towering figure in New York politics and an advocate for civil rights, economic justice and his home of Harlem.

Described by Adams as “one of our city’s greatest elected leaders,” Rangel served New York in public office first as an assemblyman and then as a congressman.

On Wednesday, June 11, a private viewing will be held at City Hall for members of Rangel’s family, the mayor said in a release.

The following day, on Thursday, June 12, the public will be invited to pay their respects during a viewing in the City Hall Rotunda from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., according to the release.  

That evening at 6 p.m., an honor guard ceremony will take place at City Hall, with pallbearers representing the 369th Regiment, known as the Harlem Hellfighters, the release said.

Rangel was a decorated Korean War veteran, a founding member of the Congressional Black Caucus and a fierce advocate for Harlem throughout his career.

His funeral will take place on Friday, June 13 at St. Patrick’s Cathedral.

“I am honored to host the family of Congressman Rangel as he lies in state here at City Hall, but I am also deeply saddened to say goodbye to a dear friend and an exemplary model of devotion and courage,” Adams said in a statement. “Rest in power, my friend.”