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Monthly Archives: June 2013
New administrator for LICH
According to hospital employees Thursday evening, Judge William Thompson, Sr. has been appointed to oversee hospital operations at Long Island College Hospital (LICH). Judge Baynes appointed Thompson to ensure compliance with his court order to restore services and re staff … Continue reading
Posted in Feature Story, LICH
Tagged hospital, Judge Baynes, Judge William Thompson Sr., LICh, NYSNA, SUNY DMC, SUNY Downstate
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LICH RALLY TUESDAY!
Our governor who is trying any way possible to get LICH closed is hosting a $50,000 a plate fundraiser tomorrow night at the Plaza. There will be a LICH rally outside, and everybody reading this is invited. Here are the … Continue reading
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Miccio Center to remain open
Good news re Miccio Center! The city budget was completed last night and we just got this from local Councilmember Sara Gonzalez: “Ten days ago, as we were readying our final budget, NYCHA dropped the bombshell announcement that due to … Continue reading
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Linda Gibbs speaks at the Red Hook Houses.
The occasion being the first urban farm at a NYC housing project. This speech was given Tuesday afternoon, June 18th. The farm is next to 6 Wolcott Street in Red Hook, Brooklyn.
Superfund Project moves on – a Primer, by George Fiala
Last December the EPA published their proposed plan for remediation of the Gowanus Canal. A public comment period lasted through April 27th. For the next few months the EPA team will evaluate the comments and by the end of the … Continue reading
Feedback
We received a larger than normal amount of feedback from our May edition. We published much of it in the paper. Here is what we published: Thinks we’re peachy keen! Hi – I just wanted to say thank you so … Continue reading
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Fundraiser for LICH doctors frantically trying to rescue the dying hospital.
Fundraiser for LICH doctors frantically trying to rescue the dying hospital.
Theatre: Falconworks’ Production of Enemy of the People, by Brian Clancy
The New York Port Authority Grain Terminal in the Gowanus Bay Terminal has always been an interesting landmark for me since I first noticed it towering over the ball fields in Red Hook almost a year ago. I could always … Continue reading
LICH Unraveling Continues, by Kimberly Gail Price
Doctors’ contracts are set to expire at the end of this month, hospital staff’s WARN notices are still pending, and now SUNY DMC is pulling the plug on LICH’s residency program – or as one doctor called it, the “backbone” … Continue reading
Red Hook Trolley
A story making the rounds right now is the revival of Bob Diamond’s trolley car idea for Red Hook. This time he says he is partnering with John Quadrozzi, Jr., and Ray Howell (a longtime friend of his) of the … Continue reading
Posted in Editorials, Uncategorized
Tagged Bob Diamond, Joe Sitt, John Quadrozzi, Red Hook Trolley
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