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Margaret O’Neill, 62, died when the seaplane piloted by Queens restaurant owner Joe Oppedisano crashed near the Throgs Neck Bridge about 3 p.m. at 158th St. and Powell Cove Blvd. in Whitestone.
Oppedisano was in the single-engine Cessna 182 with his friend Jose and the pal’s “wife or girlfriend Maggie,” said the man, who did not want to be identified.
Joe Oppedisano, the owner of Il Bacco restaurant in Queens, told The Post he underwent 10 surgeries in 30 days since the Oct. 4 smash near the Throgs Neck Bridge — including operations for a ...