SUNY Left More Than $100M on Table in LICH Billing Fiasco

Shocker: How SUNY lost more than $100M mismanaging #LICH in #Brookly. #NYS negligence or planned failure? @wsj http://t.co/tyLyffeA9C
— Brooklyn Trending (@BKTrending) August 6, 2014

Public filings, testimony and documents obtained by the Brooklyn Eagle show that SUNY treated thousands of patients at Long Island College Hospital (LICH) for free for almost two years, losing more than $100 million — at the very least. 

During this time period, SUNY said that LICH was losing millions of dollars -- and that's why they had to sell the Cobble Hill hospital to a real estate developer, Fortis.

Shocker: How SUNY lost more than $100M mismanaging LICH   Brooklyn Eagle

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Boat Sinks, Marine Unit Rescue Person in Jamaica Bay

From the scanner:

* At 11:25 p.m., a Marine Unit was dispatched to follow up on a report of a misssing 25' boat north of the Joseph P. Addabbo Memorial Bridge (formerly the North Channel Bridge) in Jamaica Bay.

Marine 3 reported no visual contact.

* At 11:34 p.m., contact was made with a boat on the east side of Broad Creek Marsh. Marine 3 reports, "Not sure if them."

* At 11:43 p.m., Marine 3 requested EMS from FDNY. Individual(s) taken to the Bungalo Bar.

* At 12:28, Marine 3 reports, "The boat sank prior to our arrival."


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Dragons, Dancing and Cute Chinese Kids in Cadman Plaza Park on Sunday

Photos by MK Metz, McBrooklyn.com

Because what's more fun than dragons, lion dancers and heartbreakingly adorable Chinese kids?

They were all available in Cadman Plaza Park on Sunday for the annual Chinese-American Planning Council's (CPC) Walk-a-Thon and Family Day.

A glimpse beneath the mask of a lion dancer.

The CPC funds social services agencies, like the group above, pays for English learner summer camp, funds senior programs and does other good work.

Big crowd!

Adorable Chinese kids did a traditional dance routine.

More photos of the CPC Walk-a-Thon here.

The 2012 Walk-a-Thon here.

The 2010 Chinese-American Planning Council's annual walk-a-thon.

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Schumer: Regulate Pesky Drones

Shrike drone. Photo courtesy NYC

Out of control.

That's what Sen. Charles Schumer worries is happening with drones, which are apparently spying on us, delivering drugs for dealers, and crashing into things.

He wants FAA to rein these babies in.

When drones are outlawed, will only our overlords have drones?

Previous drone story

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Brooklyn BP Adams Unity Parade of Flags, Sunday

Office of the BP

Doesn't everyone like a parade?

Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams had one which involved a lot of flag-waving on Sunday. It celebrated International Friendship Day, which took place recently in other countries.

Afterwards, participants linked hands around Borough Hall. 

Borough Hall Plaza rang with the sounds of international music all afternoon long . . .

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Holes in Montague Street, Brooklyn Heights on Saturday

Photo: MK Metz, McBrooklyn

Traffic slowed as roadwork on Montague Street in Brooklyn Heights on Saturday  resulted in large holes and a blocked lane near Court Street.

Can't find any reason for the work, but it appeared to be connected with the drainage system.

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That Loud Music Blasting Brooklyn Heights All Day Saturday, August 2

Really bad, really loud. Photos: MK Metz

That obnoxiously loud music playing in Cadman Plaza Park and echoing over Brooklyn Heights all day (and expected until 7:30 p.m. tonight) is for the benefit of a group that is supposed to represent the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Community: GLBTSummerAffair.org

Only it probably doesn't represent many in the community because almost no one showed up. For the first 3 hours of the noise, the only ones in the park were the crew members that set up the sound system.

The group says 5% of the money collected from vendors goes to GLBT organizations, but there were no vendors.

These photos show the height of the crowd around 6 p.m. Their vendor application website claims: "The past events were the size of 400 - 1000 and growing at that time."

They call the event "Family Day in the Park," only there are no families there.

People trying to walk through the park to get home are holding their hands over their ears because the music is so painfully loud.

Residents living along Cadman Plaza have called police, but what are the odds they will show up?

The same group played the same really bad, really loud music last year, including a three-hour rendition of "I Will Not Dance to Your War Drum" interspersed with Latinized Elton John tune.

This is the third weekend in a row where loud music was played in the park -- but no complaints about the previous two groups.

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Brooklyn Tattoo Party at Hank's Saloon Saturday Night

Brooklyn Tattoo is throwing a party tonight with Dead Flowers Productions. Activator (Brooklyn Tat's co-owner Willie’s band) is playing, as is As$troland (Urban Folk Art Studios co-founder Jason Mitchell’s band).

Saturday, August 2nd at Hank's Saloon
46 Third Avenue (at Atlantic), Brooklyn, U.S.A.
Doors at 8PM. No cover. 21+

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New Rite Aid Opens, Old One Closes, in Brooklyn Heights

New Rite Aid on Joralemon and Clinton. Photos: MK Metz

The new Rite Aid at the corner of Clinton Street and Joralemon in Brooklyn Heights (where a 24-hour deli operated for years) opened Thursday.

All we can say: It's a Rite Aid, the floors are nice and shiny, and there's a little patient room in the back where they'll be giving flu shots.

At night, it looks a bit stark.

Old Rite Aid on Montague Street closes

The old Rite Aid a block away on Montague Street is closed and shuttered. No telling what will go in the space. Shake Shack? CVS? Bank? Clothing store?

Or it could just sit empty for five years, like most vacant spaces do on Montague Street.

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Chaos Breaks Out On Q Train in Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn Thursday Night

From the scanner:

All hell broke loose in a car on the Q line in Brooklyn around 9 p.m. Thursday night.

The first caller to 9-1-1 was a third party, the dispatcher told cops. The caller said that "20 male blacks" were assaulting passengers in a car on the train, which was stopped at the platform at the Kings Highway stop between East 15th and East 16th Streets (Midwood /Sheepshead Bay).

 The cops taking the call asked, "How many?"

Dispatcher: "The third party says 20."

Shortly thereafter, a call came in to 9-1-1 from the train conductor.

He confirmed 20 males blacks had stormed car 9047 and were "assaulting the customers."

Cops were heading to the scene when another call came in saying the gang had left the Q train and were now headed for the B train.

 That's all we heard; will fill you in if there's an update.

(On top of that, the Q train was rated the dirtiest train in NYC.)



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