East New York
Staff and politicos including state Sens. John Sampson (D–East Flatbush) and Eric Adams, (D–Crown Heights); Assemblymembers Annette Robinson, (D–Bedford Stuyvesant) and Nick Perry (D–East Flatbush), and Councilmembers Charles Barron (D–East New York), Darlene Mealy (D–Brownsville), and Mathieu Eugene (D–East Flatbush) cut the ribbon on the new Watchful Eye Signature Red Ribbon Banner partnership at Brookdale University Hospital and Medical Center on Oct. 17.
The event launched the partnership between Brookdale and Watchful Eye, which was created by the Red Ribbon Revitalization initiative and will focus its attention on the effects and impact of the HIV-AIDS epidemic in the communities of Brownsville and East New York.
Attendees were treated to a breakfast and networking session along with a martial arts demonstration by the Red Ribbon Team after the ribbon was snipped.
The campaign, recognized by eight-foot by three-foot banners, encourages continued testing of HIV, and is a vivid reminder to the communities hardest hit by the epidemic, including East New York and Brownsville. Statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show that HIV diagnoses are 30 percent higher than the city average.
Brookdale has been in the forefront of testing and has had a successful 20-year history providing comprehensive, high-quality HIV-AIDS health care services in the community.
Standing O says, “Thank you Brookdale — keep those banners flying high.”
The Brookdale University Hospital and Medical Center [Brookdale Plaza at Linden Blvd. and Rockaway Pkwy. in East New York, (718) 240–5000].
