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del.icio.usBrooklyn’s first baby of the new year is Lily Chen (top), born to Mei Xia Dong and her husband Chen Jing Dong at the Lutheran Medical Center at 1:09 am, almost three hours ahead of the bundle of joy born at New York Methodist Hospital (middle). Like many of us on New Year’s Day, the first-born baby at Long Island College Hospital (bottom) made his first appearance much later in the day — arriving at 2 pm.
As such, it’s time for The Brooklyn Paper’s annual New Year’s Baby smackdown, comparing this year’s crop of tots (order of appearance is based on their order of appearance)!
| Baby’s name | Lily Chen | Hannah Beth-Marie Pelletier | Antonio Efferson |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hospital | Lutheran Medical Center | New York Methodist Hospital | Long IslandCollege Hospital |
| Mother’s name | Mei Xia Dong | Chelsey Hyde-Pelletier | Leslie Carasquillo |
| Sex | Female | Female | Male |
| Weight | 7-pounds-9 | 7-pounds-13 | 6-pounds-9 |
| Length | 20 inches | 22 inches | 19 inches |
| Time born | 1:06 am | 3:59 am | 2 pm |
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