SUNY Downstate Hospital Official Sentenced for Stealing $1.4 Million

Dr. Michael Lucchesi, the former chairman of emergency medicine, used hospital funds on personal vacations, concert tickets and luxury pet care.

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A Hospital Was in Critical Condition. Could $1.1 Billion Fix It?

University Hospital at Downstate in Brooklyn faces many of the problems plaguing other medical centers in New York, but the state has reversed course and is investing in it.

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How Inflation Is Hitting a New York City Breakfast Staple

At a bodega in the East Flatbush neighborhood of Brooklyn, the price of the breakfast staple (on a roll) recently rose to $5, up from $4.50.

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Lou Nasti, Who Brought Christmas Displays to Extravagant Life, Dies at 79

A robotics specialist, he animated puppets and dolls for displays worldwide. His “Toyland,” with a two-story-high Santa, drew sightseers to a Brooklyn home for years.

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4-Year-Old Boy Dies After Being Found Near Fentanyl at Brooklyn Homeless Shelter

Officials are investigating whether drugs played a role in the death of the boy, who was treated with overdose-reversing medication.

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15-Year-Old Is Killed in Shooting at Brooklyn Apartment Complex

The teenager, Heath Campbell, was shot in the head, the police said. Another boy, 16, who has not been identified, was shot in the shoulder and was in stable condition.

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