Sean Jacobs of the Africa is a Country blogs talks to Tsidi Matale aka DJ Stone about music and what it means to be an African living in Brooklyn.
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Claude Scales of the Brooklyn Heights blog interviews fellow blogger and lawyer T.K. Small about the proposed closures at Long Island College Hospital.
Even after closing three patient services that lose money, beleaguered Long Island College Hospital could still end up shutting down, a top official said.
At a packed community meeting, the president of the hospital’s corporate parent, Continuum Health Partners, could not guarantee the fate of the downtown hospital.
“Everybody should be anxious about this. This is not a guarantee,” said Continuum president Stanley Brezenoff after presenting a plan to close LICH’s pediatrics and dentistry departments. In July, hospital officials announced plans to close LICH’s maternity unit.
The hospital also closed its well-regarded Rape Crisis Center in June.
Read the full article here.
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Justin Palmer of the Little Rus blog, takes us on a tour of all things Russian in Brighton Beach.
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