At Thursday’s public hearing with the SUNY board in Midtown Manhattan, sparks were flying over the closing of Long Island College Hospital in Cobble Hill, with contentious exchanges between Councilman Brad Lander, SUNY Chairman Carl McCall and state Sen. Eric Adams. Among accusations: whether SUNY’s acquisition of Long Island College Hospital was a transaction driven […]
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‘That’s A Fact': Long Island College Hospital Is Closing
Doctors at the financially ailing Long Island College Hospital in Cobble Hill have been informed that the medical facility is closing, with no room for debate. According to Dr. John Romonelli, past president of the LICH medical staff, on Monday night, SUNY Downstate Medical Center’s current president, Dr. John Williams, “came in and announced the […]
Save LICH Rally [VIDEO]
Karl Junkersfeld reports on today’s Save LICH rally in Cobble Hill. DEVELOPING…
Eagle: LICH Worth More Dead Than Alive
The Brooklyn Eagle’s Mary Frost writes in today’s edition that Long Island College Hospital would be worth more “dead than alive” according to insiders. How much more? At least $100 million more:
Rally to Save LICH Friday (1/25) at 11AM
This just in from NYS Senator Daniel Squadron regarding a rally Friday (1/25) to save Long Island College Hospital. The institution in is danger of shutting down over financial issues. Follow Sen. Squadron live via Twitter after the jump.
LICH Needs Your Vote by 5:00 P.M. Thursday
SUNY Downstate Medical Center at Long Island College Hospital (“LICH”) has applied to LIVESTRONG, a partner of the Lance Armstrong Foundation, for funds to bring an artist-in-residence program to its Othmer Cancer Center in order to improve the lives of cancer patients. LICH is a finalist in the competition for funds, and the institution that […]
Guest Blog: LICH’s Dr. Jason Hershberger on Depression and Its Treatment
Brooklyn Heights resident Jason Hershberger, MD is Chief of Psychiatry, Downstate Long Island College Hospital (LICH). In light of recent events in our community, we invited him to shed some light on depression, an important public health issue. There is a growing understanding in this country that depression is an illness that requires treatment. Much […]
Sifton Reminisces About Pizzas Past, Looks to Future at BHA Meeting
New York Times National Editor Sam Sifton recalled a rough-and-tumble childhood growing up on Willow Street, learning tricks like heading down Grace Court, which would trick pursuers seeking to “yoke” him into thinking he would be trapped on a dead-end street, then going over the fence and walking above the BQE to safety on Remsen […]
Harvest Festival at Brooklyn Bridge Park Saturday, October 22
The annual Harvest Festival, presented by the Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy in partnership with Brooklyn Bridge Park will be held on Pier 6, near the foot of Atlantic Avenue, on Saturday, October 22, from 10:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. “This year’s Harvest Festival promises to be a wonderful event for families all over Brooklyn,” said […]
Dr. M. William Atallah Named New Head of Medicine at SUNY Downstate/LICH
SUNY Downstate Medical Center has announced that Dr. M. William Atallah, a urologist with a practice here in Brooklyn Heights, has been named the new President of the combined medical staff of the Center, including its location at Long Island College Hospital as well as Central Brooklyn and Bay Ridge. Dr. Atallah is also Clinical […]
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