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In 1977, New York City Comptroller Harrison Goldin performed an audit of New York City's private foster-care agencies based on a random sampling of five, of which the Angel Guardian Home was one, and issued a stinging report summarizing the findings, alleging that the agencies were essentially warehousing children, and making little if any effort to find permanent homes for them.
Kings County Hospital was born of necessity, dedicated to caring for the underprivileged of Brooklyn. In 1824, New York State established a law requiring several counties, including the County of Kings (Brooklyn), to purchase lands to be used exclusively to house the poor, deferring all potential real estate taxes which could be levied on the land.
Brooklyn Eye and Ear Hospital, 29 Greene Avenue, Brooklyn. Opened in 1868. Now a nursing home. [61] Brooklyn Hebrew Maternity Hospital, 1395 Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn [62] [63] Its prior name was Maternity Hospital of Brownsville and East New York. [62] Brooklyn Women's Hospital August 1, 1930 through 1960s.
On January 1, 1898, New York City absorbed East Bronx, Brooklyn, western Queens County, and Staten Island (see Timeline of Brooklyn).For Brooklyn directories that are combined with Manhattan – before and after being incorporated with New York City – see New York City directories.
East New York: 5 6 462 November 30, 1973: Van Dyke Houses: Brownsville: 22 3 and 14 1,602 May 31, 1955: the location of the 2010 film, Brooklyn's Finest: Vandalia Av. Houses: East New York: 2 10 289 May 31, 1983: Vernon Houses: Bedford-Stuyvesant: Walt Whitman Houses: Fort Greene: 15 6 and 13 1,636 February 24, 1944: Weeksville Gardens: Crown ...
In 1978, the Society spearheaded an effort to find foster homes for all of the 300 minority children in New York City in need of foster homes. [6] In 1983, the organization opened a new counseling and abuse prevention program in East Brooklyn, which was formally dedicat4ed in 1984. [7]
Ohel [a] Children's Home and Family Services (Hebrew: [ˈ o h e l]; lit. "tent") is a large not-for-profit Jewish social service agency, primarily located in New York City, that provides counseling, crisis intervention, and other services to children and families who are going through or suffering from abuse, domestic violence, marital problems, mental health issues, or neglect. [1]
760 Broadway, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States Coordinates 40°41′58″N 73°56′33″W / 40.69944°N 73.94250°W / 40.69944; -73