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Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BklynerMIDWOOD – Another cyclist is fighting for his life after being struck by a driver this morning. The cycle doesn’t seem to end. On Wednesday, October 30 at around 10:15 a.m., an 87-year-old man was riding his bike in Midwood. When he was near the
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18th Avenue at McDonald AveBORO PARK – Stabbing seems like the way to go in Brooklyn, as another one took place over the weekend. On Sunday, October 27 at around 10 p.m., a 22-year-old man was standing on the corner of 18th and McDonald Avenues when another man approached him
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Corner of East 2nd Street and 18th Avenue where the incident occurred. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)KENSINGTON – A father and son were stabbed over the weekend by a group of men on the corner. On Sunday, August 31 at around 1:20 a.m., a 45-year-old father and his 18-year-old
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Photo: Google MapsSUNSET PARK – A three-alarm fire at 57th Street and 8th Avenue left five firefighters in the hospital on Monday, July 9. At 2:19 pm, the FDNY responded to a fire at 764 57th Street. According to the FDNY, 33 units and 138 firefighters fought the heavy blaze.
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16-month-old Nylah Lewis is fighting for her life after being beaten by her 18-year-old dad on Father’s Day in Coney Island, authorities said. According to authorities, the little girl’s mother, Tammy Lewis, arrived at her home on West 32nd Street and discovered her child unconscious, on Sunday, June
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Maimonides Medical Center (Source: Google Maps)On a scale of one to five stars, Brooklyn’s 13 hospitals all came in at one or two stars, according to the latest Hospital Compare results [http://www.healthcarefinancenews.com/news/1-star-hospital-number-doubles-latest-cms-rankings-5-stars-slide-see-data] for 2014 from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services [https:
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4702 15th Avenue (Source: Google Maps)Authorities are trying to identify the skeletal remains of a person unearthed yesterday among trash and refuse in a Borough Park hoarder’s apartment. Cops made the grisly discovery on Monday after responding to a 911 call at 5:00 p.m. of a
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A long-standing sidewalk obstacle in front of the derelict Maimonides clinic at 3121 Ocean Avenue is finally being fixed, with contractors on the scene yesterday. The site was previously a pit covered by a foot-tall concrete slab and surrounded by barricades. Here’s what it looked like when we passed
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Assemblyman Jim Brennan [https://www.facebook.com/pages/Assemblyman-Jim-Brennan/27523202673] has teamed up with Maimonides Hospital [http://www.maimonidesmed.org/Main/Home.aspx] for a free flu shot event [https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10151925164202674&set=a.10151919789197674.1073741825.27523202673&type=1&theater] on Wednesday,
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Intersection of McDonald Avenue and Avenue T (Source: Google Maps)NYPD officers Eddie Wong and Annette Lancaster risked their lives to save two people caught in a burning car on July 4. According to a NY1 report [http://brooklyn.ny1.com/content/top_stories/185008/pair-of-nypd-s-finest-rescue-two-from-burning-car] , Wong and Lancaster were
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From the offices of Assemblyman Steven Cymbrowitz:
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The Maimonides Breast Center. Source: Bing MapsThe Turkish Cultural Center Brooklyn (TCC Brooklyn) and Maimonides Breast Center are inviting the public to a free Breast Health Dinner Symposium at the Breast Center of Maimonides Medical Center, 745 64th Street, February 21 at 6:3o p.m. During the dinner symposium,
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Photo: Maria DanalakisSuperstorm Sandy crippled much of the New York’s infrastructure, stretching the deployment of emergency personnel and resources thin as whole sections of the city were left in the dark and rendered inoperable. New York’s hospitals are still dealing with the holes caused by Sandy’s disruption,
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Assemblyman Steven Cymbrowitz is partnering with Heartscan Services and Maimonides Medical Center to offer free cardiovascular screening tommorrow, September 7, and Monday, September 10. The program is open to constituents who are 50 years old or older. The overall test requires approximately 30- to 40-minutes per person. It’s by
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Ohel David and Shlomo Torat Israel Sephardic Congregation [http://www.ohelds.com/default.asp] in partnership with Maimonides Medical Center is hosting a medical symposium at 710 Shore Boulevard beginning at 7 p.m. Speakers for the event include Dr. Rabin Rahmani, Dr. Samantha Cohen, Dr. Jason Esses and Dr.
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Assemblyman Cymbrowitz, and his wife Vilma, with the Maimonides Medical Center stroke team that saved his life. Dr. Steven Rudolph is to Vilma’s left and Dr. Jeffrey Farkas is to Assemblyman Cymbrowitz’ right.The following was written by Assemblyman Steven Cymbrowitz, who survived a potentially life-threatening stroke on March