Maimonides Medical Center

Off Their Plate is Helping Provide a Hot Meal — And A Paycheck — To Those On The Front Line

Off Their Plate is working to ease the overwhelming burden placed on both restaurant and hospital workers by the coronavirus pandemic, one $10 meal at a time. Started in Boston in mid-March by founder Natalie Guo, the volunteer-run national grassroots organization has been delivering thousands of what they call “hero

Borough Park

‘Jayden is Brooklyn’s Champion’: Graduation Held at Hospital For Recently Shot 11-Year-Old

Jayden Grant with his grandmother, Bessie Watson Grant, before the graduation ceremony began (Image by Sam Raskin/ Bklyner)BOROUGH PARK— Jayden Grant, an 11-year-old boy who was recently hit by a stray bullet in Crown Heights, graduated from elementary school on Monday, at a bittersweet ceremony at the hospital where

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Food Challenges, Family Fun, and Health Awareness Come Together in Sheepshead Bay

Steven Cymbrowitz, Assemblyman for the 45th District, the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce and the Sheepshead Bay Merchants Association will host the fourth annual Sheepshead Bay Summer Stroll and Lena Cymbrowitz Community Health Fair, a free event taking place along Sheepshead Bay Road with activities, food and entertainment for the whole

Bensonhurst

BREAKING: Man Gunned Down In Borough Park Drive-By [Updated]

Photo by Bensonhurst BeanA man was killed in broad daylight today in a drive-by shooting in Borough Park. The 36-year-old victim was sitting in his van at around 12:20pm, at the intersection of 46th Street and New Utrecht Avenue, when a second car pulled up beside him and a

Central Brooklyn

Maimonides Gets $3 Million For Cancer-Fighting Equipment

Photo courtesy of Assemblyman Steven Cymbrowitz’s OfficeAssemblyman Steven Cymbrowitz recently presented a $3 million check to Maimonides Medical Center to offset the cost of a new linear accelerator, a piece of equipment provides targeted radiation treatment for many forms of cancer and has saves countless lives. “Just over a

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Cymbrowitz Gives Maimonides $3 Million For Cancer-Fighting Equipment

Photo courtesy of Assemblyman Steven Cymbrowitz’s OfficeAssemblyman Steven Cymbrowitz recently presented a $3 million check to Maimonides Medical Center to offset the cost of a new linear accelerator, a piece of equipment provides targeted radiation treatment for many forms of cancer and has saves countless lives. “Just over a

Bensonhurst

Maimonides Gets $3 Million For Cancer-Fighting Equipment

Photo courtesy of Assemblyman Steven Cymbrowitz’s OfficeAssemblyman Steven Cymbrowitz recently presented a $3 million check to Maimonides Medical Center to offset the cost of a new linear accelerator, a piece of equipment provides targeted radiation treatment for many forms of cancer and has saves countless lives. “Just over a

Bensonhurst

Cancer Survivors Celebrate Life At Dyker Beach Golf Club

Maimonides Administrator Areita Guy (right) leads the Mardi Gras Second Line Parade of survivors and their loved ones as they dance along to the music provided by the amazing band of Maimonides staffers. (Photo courtesy of Maimonides Medical Center)In honor of National Cancer Survivors Day, Maimonides Medical Center honored

Central Brooklyn

Man Viciously Mugged On Avenue M, Politicians Offering Reward

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0nUQ_5tdOyg The NYPD is looking for two suspects who attacked and robbed a man on Avenue M early Monday morning. The incident took place around 12:45am on Monday, December 28. A 55-year-old man, who Assembly member Dov Hikind identified as Eli, was

Central Brooklyn

Man Viciously Mugged On Avenue M, Politicians Offering Reward

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0nUQ_5tdOyg The NYPD is looking for two suspects who attacked and robbed a man on Avenue M early Monday morning. The incident took place around 12:45am on Monday, December 28. A 55-year-old man, who Assembly member Dov Hikind identified as Eli, was

brooklyn hospitals

Local Hospitals Receive 1-2 Stars In Latest CMS Ranking [Updated]

Coney Island Hospital, 2601 Ocean Parkway. (Source: Gregory Maizous)Update [10/28/15]: A previous version of this article misstated the Summary Star Ratings of Coney Island Hospital and Maimonides Medical Center, based on information from Healthcare Finance News. Since its posting, the ratings on that site have been adjusted

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Maimonides, One Of Brooklyn’s Most Stable Hospitals, Is In The Red

Maimonides Medical Center. (Source: Google Maps)Maimonides Medical Center — one of the borough’s most stable hospitals — is experiencing unusual mid-year losses, reports Crain’s New York. Maimonides Medical Center reported a $7.2 million net loss from operations in the first six months of 2015. With the inclusion of

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12th Annual Lena Cymbrowitz Health Fair Spotlights Community’s Health Services

Local health service providers were in the spotlight on Sunday at the 12th annual Lena Cymbrowitz Community Health Fair, helping to raise funds for an area drug rehabilitation service. The event, organized by Assemblyman Steven Cymbrowitz in honor of his late wife, former Assemblywoman Lena Cymbrowitz, offered neighbors free health

910 McDonald Avenue

22-Year-Old Man Dies After Accidentally Setting Himself On Fire At 910 McDonald Avenue

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cr5m7Rke8RM The 22-year-old man who was rushed to Maimonides Medical Center yesterday afternoon after accidentally setting himself on fire in the basement at 910 McDonald Avenue died today, ABC 7 reported. The man, whose name has not been released, was allegedly drying tobacco leaves

3121 ocean ave

Former Beefsteak Charlie’s Building To Be Redeveloped Following $5.4 Million Sale

Well, there goes my dream of reopening the long-shuttered Beefsteak Charlie’s, sitting back, and wasting away the rest of my life with an endless supply of cocktail shrimp. After two attempts to get medical facilities off the ground, 3121 Ocean Avenue, the former home of Beefsteak Charlie’s, was

anti-corruption

Hikind Being Investigated By Cuomo’s Anti-Corruption Commission For Maimonides Ties

Source: assembly.state.ny.usAssemblyman Dov Hikind’s activities involving his radio show and Maimonides Medical Center is being investigated by the Moreland Commission. The New York Daily News is reporting that Hikind is being investigated for potential conflicts of interest and discrepancies surrounding $65,000 he received from the

administration for chidlren's services

Baby Rescued After Fall From Window On 18th Avenue

Computer Tenda Tech on 18th Avenue, where the child was rescued (Source: Google Maps)Panic struck residents walking along 18th Avenue when an 18-month-old baby was spotted crawling around an awning over a Bensonhurst storefront on Friday. ABC News is reporting that the baby managed to slip between an air-conditioning

beth israel kings highway hospital

Community Board Chair Calls For Better Health Services For Bensonhurst

Community Board 11 Chairman Bill Guarinello. Source: HeartShare.orgHas New York State forsaken Bensonhurst when it comes to providing adequate healthcare? Community Board 11 Chairman Bill Guarinello seems to think so and has leveled these charges at a recent community board meeting, according to a report by the Brooklyn Daily

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Motorcyclist Dead After Dyker Heights Crash

A 37-year-old man died after colliding with an SUV in Dyker Heights on Friday evening. Hector Rivera was driving west on 65th Street when his motorcycle hit a Honda SUV that was making a left on 13th Avenue. The motorcyclist was pinned under the Honda, according to NY1. He was

Kings County Hospital Center

City Hospitals Get Low Grades and May Lose Medicare Funding

City hospitals have been measured, weighed and found wanting. New York’s medical centers earned low marks on quality of care, patient satisfaction and the rate of reentry in preliminary data as judged by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, reports the New York World. The resulting

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Despite Setbacks, CB 11, Abbate Lead Fight For 92nd Street ER

Victory Memorial shortly before its closure (Source: Richard Caplan via City Limits)In the fight to open an emergency room at the former site of Victory Memorial Hospital on 7th Avenue and 92nd Street, things aren’t looking so good. Despite this, at a December 8, meeting of CB 11,