Queens Hospital Center faces losing staff and services because of a $1 billion budget deficit projected for the city Health and Hospitals Corporation, according to Community Board 8 members.
Queens Hospital Center in Jamaica faces losing physicians and a decrease in services because of the city Health and Hospital Corp.’s projected $1 billion operating loss, Community Board 8 officials said last week.
“That $1 billion affects not only Queens Hospital Center, but every hospital in Queens because there will be drastic cuts,” said Bernard Diamond, a CB 8 member who sits on Queens Hospital Center’s executive board. “At Queens Hospital Center, there’s going to be major and drastic repercussions. I foresee significantly reduced access to care and an increased waiting time to see physicians because of the lack of physicians.”
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Funeral for slain Rosedale family draws hundreds
The hearts of the 200 people packed into the Springfield Gardens United Methodist Church on a rainy Saturday morning were as drenched as the sodden streets outside as they bade farewell to a beloved mother and her two teenage daughters.
Thursday, March 18, 2010 9:14 AM EDTBellerose homes need to be examined: Civics
Two Bellerose civic leaders are claiming the city Department of Buildings is dragging its feet to enforce what they contended were violations on two two-family homes being constructed in the neighborhood.
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Queens College hosts Def Jam founder, renowned rabbi
The black and Jewish communities in the United States need to promote the goodwill that formed between the two groups during the civil rights movement to combat prejudice, especially against Muslims, hip-hop pioneer Russell Simmons and Chairman of the World Jewish Congress United States Rabbi Marc Schneier said at Queens College this week.
Thursday, March 18, 2010 9:14 AM EDTBoro cleaners remove stains from Phagwah
After the fun of spraying colorful liquids, powders and dyes on other celebrants during Phagwah, the Hindu celebration of spring, comes the hard part: removing those stubborn stains.
Thursday, March 18, 2010 9:14 AM EDTMayor urges boro to fill out Census forms
Mayor Michael Bloomberg and an entourage of city and borough officials urged Queens residents to fill out the census forms coming their way this week in order to land more federal funding for a borough that has experienced a population increase in the past decade.
Thursday, March 18, 2010 9:13 AM EDTFormer sex slave details life at Kew Gardens event
During her teenage years, Somaly Mam said she had to live through the toughest hell as a sex slave in a Cambodian brothel.
Thursday, March 18, 2010 9:13 AM EDTState criticizes AEG biz practices
Gov. David Paterson hopes to solicit new bids for the Aqueduct video lottery terminal project in one month after the deal between Aqueduct Entertainment Group and the state collapsed last week because the consortium was not granted a gaming license from the state Lottery Division.
Thursday, March 18, 2010 9:13 AM EDTPeralta trounces Hiram in Senate race
So long, Hiram.
Thursday, March 18, 2010 9:13 AM EDTBudget ax threatens county senior centers
Proposed city and state budget cuts may force six Queens senior centers to close, eradicating a crucial system of support for a vulnerable population susceptible to loneliness and depression, officials said.
Thursday, March 18, 2010 9:13 AM EDTMan pleads guilty in stab of 86-year-old
A Flushing man pleaded guilty this week to second-degree attempted murder after viciously attacking an 86-year-old retired correction officer in her Springfield Gardens home last year, Queens District Attorney Richard Brown said.
Thursday, March 18, 2010 9:13 AM EDTSt. John's workers offered buyouts
About 1,700 full-time employees at St. John’s University have been offered voluntary buyout packages and college officials said they will know next week how many individuals at the school will accept them.
Thursday, March 18, 2010 9:13 AM EDTBloods gang member convicted of shooting at Queens officers
A reputed Bloods member who led police on a wild chase on the streets of Jamaica last year was convicted last week of firing at the authorities.
Thursday, March 18, 2010 9:13 AM EDTJFK runway work prompts airlines to seek penalty relief
Queens-based JetBlue Airways, Delta Air Lines and American Airlines have asked the federal government to exempt them temporarily from a new rule limiting how long passengers may be held in an airliner on the ground.
Thursday, March 18, 2010 9:13 AM EDTAddabbo Center filling hospital void in Jamaica
Southeast Queens may still be lacking in providing the health care needs for residents since Mary Immaculate Hospital closed last year, but the administrators of a revamped medical center in the neighborhood say they are working hard to fill the void.
Thursday, March 18, 2010 9:13 AM EDTComrie, parents protest plans for school at IS 59
Leaders and advocates for keeping IS 59 as it is in Springfield Gardens rallied Tuesday morning to condemn the city’s proposal to place a separate all-boys campus within the same building.
Thursday, March 18, 2010 11:26 AM EDTGoing Green in Queens offers pruning workshop
The borough will be seeing green March 27 at an annual conference on green initiatives that will be hosted by the Queens Coalition for Parks and Green Spaces at Flushing’s Al Oerter Recreational Center.
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NYC PaintBall and LaserTag a city first
“High techs,” a man yelled in a darkened Long Island City warehouse on a recent Thursday night, attracting a crowd of advanced marksmen to a makeshift battleground.
Thursday, March 18, 2010 9:14 AM EDTColumnists (top)
Berger's Burg: Spring cleaning has nothing on having to paint the house
E.B., add painting to your list.
Thursday, March 18, 2010 9:13 AM EDTDishing with Dee: Issue of boro GOP leadership continues to remain unclear
Of course, deny, deny was the mantra of the day. Unfortunately, there were numerous people who also heard the remarks, but Commissioner Judith Stupp owes her job as well as her son’s job to Phil Ragusa — the same Ragusa who almost secured the executive director’s position on the city Board of Elections for her husband, Herb Stupp, who was not selected.
Thursday, March 18, 2010 9:13 AM EDTOur History: Bayside's 'Gentleman Jim' left boxing for acting career
Though James John Corbett’s pugilistic history as a world champion in boxing was short, it was one full of honor and acclaim. Born in California, he later made his home in Bayside. His house, only a few blocks from my own home, is still extant.
Thursday, March 18, 2010 9:13 AM EDTPolitical Action: Primaries often prove damaging to Queens Dem candidates
In the 19th Council District, Kevin Kim entered the Democratic primary against five other candidates, all of whom had more name recognition. When the final vote was spread out over six candidates, however, anything can happen and did.
Thursday, March 18, 2010 9:13 AM EDTLetters (top)
Let state conduct better traffic study
On behalf of the Northeast Queens Community Action Network, I am writing to join with the National Resource Defense Council as well as other concerned citizens and groups in expressing concern over discrepancies in study results that could mean greater effects on traffic mobility, noise and air pollution and congestion than anticipated.
Thursday, March 18, 2010 9:13 AM EDTDiscount factory outlets offer more torture than fun for Dad
Just over an hour’s drive, with cars zipping by me at speeds approaching 100 mph, we arrived at the congested parking lots where our first stop was Coach. The line inside to purchase an exchanged purse was long. Oh, what fun it is to stand on a rigid line all day.
Thursday, March 18, 2010 9:13 AM EDTInterstate buses must have seat belts
As legal counsel to the Middle Village Property Owners/Residents Association at the time, I was able to get signatures from a number of the organization’s members on a petition supporting seat belts on such buses. At a meeting of the association, Weiner said he supported such a proposal to protect people on such buses.
Thursday, March 18, 2010 9:13 AM EDTMTA must not eliminate the student MetroCard pass
For the sake of my constituents, I oppose these proposed cuts and funding reductions proposed by the MTA, especially eliminating the student MetroCard passes, which targets a half-million schoolchildren. MTA spokesman Jeremy Soffin said “the MTA can no longer afford to subsidize this free service,” a reference to the 1995 agreement it made with the city and state splitting the cost, each paying $45 million. During this fiscal year, the state paid $6 million and the city $45 million.
Thursday, March 18, 2010 9:13 AM EDTRaw data can be misleading in report on Queens' health
As a surgeon dedicated to improving patient care here in Queens, I have taken the liberty of adding some context to the statistics used in the article in the hopes that this can help further educate the public.
Thursday, March 18, 2010 9:14 AM EDTDo not combine two boro bus routes
This is incorrect. Did he ever study Metropolitan Transportation Authority bus maps? If so, he would know the Q76 starts at the Jamaica bus terminal, serves two Hillside Avenue subway stations and seven schools and finishes at the College Point shopping center. The MTA estimated travel time is 50 minutes for this route.
Thursday, March 18, 2010 9:14 AM EDTBloomberg, Klein must stop running schools like businesses
City Schools Chancellor Joel Klein sits as chairman on the board of directors of the Eli Broad Foundation. Eli Broad is a billionaire and philanthropist who wishes to throw a lot of money at schools — not just public schools. He believes in the privatization of schools and that schools must be run like businesses in order for them to succeed.
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