Peninsula Hospital Ranks Poorly In Hospital Study By Miriam Rosenberg Peninsula Hospital Center earned poor grades last week in an annual report card issued by two nonprofit coalitions that rate all hospitals across the state. The hospital scored below average in six areas of the report related to death rates for certain procedures. More ...
170 Take To The Boardwalk For Ocean Run The weather was perfect for running and the venue was Riis Park rather than Beach 116 Street as 170 runners stepped off for the annual Rockaway Rotary Run, sponsored by Sweet'N Low. With temperatures in the 60's and a flat race course, runners turned in some of the best times in the long history of the event. For the results and more photographs, see pages 88 and 89. More ...
CB14 'Concerned' With Firehouse's Future Use By Brian Magoolaghan The community board is throwing water on the city's idea of using the site of the decommissioned firehouse in Edgemere for more housing. Jonathan Gaska, the board's district manager, says he made that clear to the Mayor's Office and other city agencies at a meeting of the firehouse's steering committee, which was held April 23 at City Hall. More ...
AA Quest For Gynecological Records Termed 'Outrageous' Airline Seeks Records For Daughter Of AA 587 Victim By Howard Schwach The family of a woman killed in the crash of American Airlines Flight 587 is outraged over the airlines' request for the gynecological records of the victim's daughter, who was safe on the ground-and just 16 years old-when her mother perished aboard the tragic flight. More ...