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BREAKING: Another reprieve for Brooklyn's LICH; Judge issues temporary restraining order

Cobble Hill
Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice Johnny Lee Baynes issued a temporary restraining order on Monday, April 1 that bars the New York State Department of Health from shutting down Long Island College Hospital (LICH) until at least May 2. … Full Article
 

OPINION: Let LICH live!

Cobble Hill
On March 19, the State University of New York voted again to approve the closure of Brooklyn’s Long Island College Hospital (LICH), arguing  … Full Article
 

Brooklyn Bookbeat: ‘Paris Reborn': Brooklynite’s take on City of Lights

Cobble Hill
Stephane Kirkland, a writer who splits his time between Brooklyn and Paris, will soon release his vivid and engrossing account of the greatest transformation of a major city in modern history. … Full Article
 

Smith-9th Streets station on F, G lines set to open next month

Red Hook
The Smith-9th Streets station on the F and G lines – the world’s highest subway station and the rapid-transit gateway to Red Hook --is set to reopen the week of April 22 again after a t … Full Article
 

Brooklyn Bookbeat: Brooklyn writer publicly apologizes for lifetime of misdoings

Cobble Hill
What are you sorry for? Do you ever wish you could apologize to an ex-boyfriend or girlfriend you mistreated, or to your parents whom you undoubtedly offended so many years ago?  Brooklyn writer Dave Bry certainly has…and after reflecting on years of regret, he’s decided to do just that. … Full Article
 

SUNY votes — again — to kill Brooklyn’s LICH

Cobble Hill
Despite impassioned statements from hospital staff, patients and community members, SUNY’s board of trustees voted on Tuesday to close Brooklyn’s Long Island College Hospital (LICH), at a meeting in Purchase, New York.  … Full Article
 

Buses to roll in Brooklyn for Tuesday’s LICH hearing in Purchase

Cobble Hill
Long Island College Hospital (LICH) supporters are renting buses to travel to Purchase, New York on Tuesday, to speak out against the controversial closure of the Cobble Hill hospital at the SUNY board’s  … Full Article
 

Judge puts SUNY Downstate on hold: An analysis of Judge Baynes' LICH decision

Cobble Hill
Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice Johnny Lee Baynes has ordered that Long Island College Hospital remain open -- for now --after a hotly conteste … Full Article
 
 

Red Hook, Gowanus at risk for severe flooding

Red Hook
The Eagle has published the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA’s) map showing vulnerable areas on Brooklyn’s southern shore in the wake of Hurricane Sandy. Just recently, FEMA published another section of its map, this one showing Red Hook and Gowanus (seen here). … Full Article
 

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