Cumbo, Mosley Unveil Street Street Co-Naming For Rev. Dr. Clarence Norman, Sr. & Ellen Norman
Fort Greene, Clinton Hill and Crown Heights lawmakers City Council Member Laurie A. Cumbo and Assembly Member Walter T. Mosley on Sunday will unveil the street co-naming of Rogers Avenue and Eastern Parkway for Rev. Dr. Clarence Norman, Sr. & Ellen Norman Way.
Norman Sr. was the longtime head pastor of the First Baptist Church of Crown Heights, also on the corner, and the father of former Assembly Member and Kings County Democratic Party Chair Clarence Norman. The church has also long been a must stop for elected officials to visit, and almost all of Central Brooklyn’s elected officials have either attended its services as active members or attended events there.
The co-naming event is slated for between 1-2 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 6 on the corner of Rogers Avenue and Eastern Parkway.
Maimonides Recognizes National Lung Cancer Awareness Month
The Lung Cancer Treatment Team at Maimonides Medical Center today will honor National Lung Cancer Awareness Month with a flag-raising ceremony and speaking program.
The program will include welcoming remarks from Kenneth D. Gibbs, President & CEO; an introduction of the Lung Cancer Treatment Team’s leadership from Dominick Stanzione, Executive Vice President & COO; and an overview of lung cancer services and achievements from Dr. Loren Harris, Chief of Thoracic Surgery and Co-Director of the Lung Cancer Screening Program; Dr. Jason Shaw, Director of Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery and Co-Director of the Lung Cancer Screening Program; and Dr. Kevin Becker, Director of Medical Oncology/Lung Cancer Services.
Following the speaking program, the Lung Cancer Awareness flag will be raised just outside the hospital’s main entrance on Tenth Avenue.
The event is slated for 9:30 a.m., today, Nov. 4 at Maimonides Medical Center, outside Eisenstadt Administration Building, 4802 Tenth Avenue, in Boro Park.
Squadron To Hold Brooklyn Town Hall
State Sen. Daniel Squadron (Northern Brooklyn, Staten Island) will hold a Brooklyn Town Hall as a follow-up to the Community Convention he hosted last Spring.
Among the issues being discussed include parks, healthcare, schools, development, local quality of life, and buses and subways. He is also holding a Manhattan Town Hall for constituents who live on the other side of the river.
The Brooklyn Town Hall is slated for 6 p.m., Thursday, November 10 at the Brooklyn Law School Student Lounge, 250 Joralemon Street between Court Street and Boerum Place. RSVP for either Town Hall here, or by calling his office at 212-298-5565, or emailing squadron@nysenate.gov.
Richardson Holds Get Civic Minded Meeting
Assembly Member Diana Richardson (Crown Heights, Lefferts Garden) will hold a Get Civic Minded meeting to discuss the proposed Bedford Union Armory redevelopment.
Civic Minded is an initiative that Richardson started that brings together all bloc associations, neighborhood, tenant, merchant and civic organization and clergy leaders to collectively identify community issues and develop solutions.
The Civic Minded meeting is slated for between 6;30-8 p.m., Tueday, Nov. 15 at MS 61, 400 Empire Blvd on the Crown Heights/Lefferts Garden border.
Hamilton Announces Thursday Late Night Hours
Central Brooklyn State Sen. Jesse Hamilton announced he will start having late night office hours for constituents every Thursday.
Staff will be available to address any issues you or your family are facing including but not limited to landlord/tenant issues, SCRIE applications and renewals, Medicare and Medicaid, and help in finding housing.
The hours are from 5:30-7:30 p.m., every Thursday at his district office, 16669 Bedford Avenue on the corner of Montgomery Street, second floor in Crown Heights. Late night office hours are by appointment only. To schedule an appointment call 718-284-4700.
Wingate, Russotti, Shapiro & Halperin, LLP Obtain $12.085 Million Settlement (Sponsored)
Wingate, Russotti, Shapiro & Halperin attorney Kathleen Kettles recently obtained a court order approving the settlement of $12,085,000.
This is a case involving the failure to timely deliver an infant to a first-time mother and resulting in severe brain damage to the child who is now six-years-old. This child cannot speak, walk or talk and must be tube fed. Her parents are completely devoted, but their day to day existence is filled with dealing doctor’s appointments, emergency visits, outside therapies and managing or providing her child’s need for extensive nursing services.
“I am truly in awe of this family and despite the heartache of having a child this disabled, it has been a joy to work for them. This settlement will lessen the burden on this incredible family,” said Kettles, who heads the firm’s Medical Malpractice team. Though a practicing attorney for almost 28 years, she was an RN for ten years prior to going to law school.
During the litigation, Kathy worked extensively with well known, respected experts in the fields of obstetrics, maternal fetal medicine, neonatology, pediatric neurology, pediatric neuroradiology and a life care planner to prepare the case for trial. It is this attention to detail which results in an extremely favorable settlement for her clients.
“When I was a nurse, I often felt powerless to really help my patients, but as a nurse attorney, I get to help secure a child’s future and there is no greater feeling of satisfaction,” she said.
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