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SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University in East Flatbush. Photo by Jim Henderson via Wikimedia Commons

SUNY Downstate surgeons say they were fired after blowing the whistle on dangerous conditions

January 28 | Mary Frost

Two noted transplant surgeons claim they were fired by SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University in Brooklyn in retaliation for raising concerns about shoddy care, dangerous conditions and poor staffing levels in their departments. Dr. Wayne Riley, president of SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University, told the Brooklyn Eagle on Monday, “While I cannot comment on any […]

NYPD officer arrested in fatal East Flatbush drunk driving crash

December 9 | Noah Goldberg

The cop allegedly slammed his car into another vehicle, killing a passenger in the other car.

One dead, several injured after early morning fire in East Flatbush

December 2 | Meaghan McGoldrick

One person is dead and at least seven others are injured after a fire broke out inside a three-story East Flatbush building Monday morning. According to police, the two-alarm blaze broke out around 4 a.m. on the top floor of 1776 Nostrand Ave., between Clarendon Road and Avenue D. The building has two floors of […]