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  • SUNY Downstate to Slash Jobs, but LICH May Gain

    SUNY Downstate Medical Center, which took control of Long Island College Hospital last June, faces an operating deficit and will have to eliminate jobs and close or combine some operations. New York Post: SUNY Downstate Medical Center announced tonight that it will have to perform extensive “financial” surgery to slash jobs and eliminate redundant services […]
    (via Cobble Hill Blog)

    May 9, 2012
  • Cruise Ship Air Pollution Response Stalled

    A year ago, Mayor Bloomberg announced a deal to eliminate air pollution resulting from cruise ships having to run their diesel generators to supply power while docked at the Red Hook terminal. Under the agreement, the parties involved: the Port Authority, the suppliers and distributors of electricity, and the cruise line, would share the cost […]
    (via Cobble Hill Blog)

    April 4, 2012