Flatbush
The mat is out for Louis Krawiecz, the new veep of Business Development at Apple Bank for Savings, in charge of our whole little burg.
Our pal Louis is a veteran business development banker with more than 25 years of experience serving our diverse neighborhoods.
James Matera, executive veep and head of the bank, shared his excitement over the appointment.
“Louis brings not only years of experience in serving the banking needs of small and mid-sized businesses and business owners throughout the borough, but he is well recognized as an active participant in a number of prominent Jewish community organizations as well,” he said.
Prior to joining Apple Bank in May, our pal was group director and senior veep for Signature Bank, and veep and senior relationship manager for HSBC Bank. Louis is also an active member of a number of Jewish community organizations, and serves on the Board of Trustees of the Council of Jewish Organizations (COJO) of Flatbush and the Boro Park YMHA-YWHA, as well as being a boardmember at New York Community Hospital and Community Board 18.
Standing O wishes Louis a long and successful tenure.
Apple Bank (1954 Flatbush Ave. at Kings Highway in Flatbush).
Boro Wide
Techno-electro
Hats off to Raquel Hosein, a student at Brooklyn College for being chosen by CE Week as one of its “10 Under 20: Young Innovators to Watch.”
Raquel was awarded the distinction for her “Application of a Wireless Electrical Device for the Detection of Epilepsy” project, integrating a wireless device with mobile devices to help detect epileptic seizures.
The wireless device has a Bluetooth chip and analog to digital converter, a biosignal receptor, and a power source, capable of sending real-time, pre-seizure wave data to smart technology. It’s all much too much techno wizardry for Standing O!
The competition, hosted by CE Week and the New York City Economic Development Corporation, celebrates the city’s commitment to Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) education, by honoring individuals who are developing products that exemplify an application of those fields and also demonstrate exceptional creativity, user design, scalability, and civic mindedness.
Students in high schools and colleges in the five borough were chosen by a panel of judges, including Warren Buckleitner, Majora Carter, Brian Cohen, Rashid Ferrod Davis, Diane Levitt, Frank Migliorelli, and Kristen Titus.
Robin Raskin, who created the program with the city’s economic development corporation, said programs like these are important because they give students a chance to meet real product developers and engineers.
“They reinforce that our schools are mentoring the next generation of digital thinkers,” she said.
Award recipients were presented with a special 10 Under 20 plaque, as well as a tech package valued at $1,000.
Standing O knows that there will be plenty more Standing Os in Raquel’s future.
Sunset Park
Welcome, doc
NYU Lutheran Medical Center is welcoming Dr. Bret Rudy as its new chief medical officer.
Dr. Rudy will oversee the senior leadership team and help enhance NYU Lutheran’s already exceptional care by focusing on patient outcomes, community health, and maximizing proven best practices.
Dr. Rudy is overjoyed at joining the team.
“I am very excited to join NYU Lutheran and to serve Brooklyn residents,” he said.
The physician is a longtime member of the NYU Langone community, and a board certified pediatrician focused on issues related to HIV in adolescents and young adults.
Dr. Rudy takes the reins later this summer.
NYU Lutheran Medical Center, [150 55th St. at First Avenue in Sunset Park, (718) 630–7000].
Borough Wide
Soggy diaper award
Many thanks to the local BJ’s Wholesale Club on Gateway Drive for presenting more than 6,000 diapers to Little Essentials, along with Pack ‘n Plays, and car seats. Little Essentials is a Brooklyn-based non-profit providing assistance to children living in poverty.
Little Essentials was thrilled with the gift, and program manager Caitlin Evans told Standing O, “I’m so overwhelmed by BJ’s generosity. These items are going to help so, many families.”
