🌱 Sunset Park Daily: NYU Langone's New Mental Health Program

Diane Witek
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Good day, neighbors! Diane Witek here with today's edition of the Sunset Park Daily.

First, today's weather:

Mostly cloudy and much colder. High: 33, low: 32.

Here are the top stories today in Sunset Park:

  1. NYU Langone's new EnTRy program, made possible by an unprecedented $5 million federal grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, is part of the outpatient psychiatry program at the Family Health Centers. "EnTRy will focus on patients with severe mental illnesses, such as bipolar disorders, psychosis, and schizophrenia. The program will pay special attention to problems of joblessness, unstable housing, and a lack of digital literacy that can keep patients in a spiral of poor mental health,” said Hunter L. McQuistion, MD, medical director of EnTRy and clinical professor of psychiatry at NYU Grossman School of Medicine. (NYU Langone Health)

  2. 3 new open houses in the Sunset Park area. The Patch provides you with the addresses, photos, prices and bedroom/bath information for all properties listed — including a house in the Brooklyn area with 2 beds and 2 baths for $1.7 million, and another with 3 beds and 1 bath for $589,000. (Sunset Park Patch)

  3. Yesterday at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, New York City Mayor Eric Adams unveiled multiple new members of his economic development team. "Collectively, they will be focused on building an equitable recovery across all sectors of the city’s economy and bringing New York City back following COVID-19," wrote NYC.gov. (nyc.gov)

  4. A woman was killed when the driver of the car she was a passenger in slammed into a tractor trailer in East Flatbush. The 33-year-old driver lost control of his vehicle at around 1:30 a.m. on Tuesday morning, and he has been taken into custody on suspicion of drunk driving. The 29-year-old female passenger was rushed to Brookdale Hospital where she was pronounced dead. (ABC 7 NY)

  5. Sochie Nnaemeka, the director of the New York Working Families Party said, “At this moment, we need to ensure that our champions get the push, the support, and encouragement to continue to ensure that this agenda gets delivered on.” “We think that they have a lot of work to do and want to make sure they know that the Working Families Party is behind them, and expects the fight to continue,” Nnaemeka continued. (New York Daily News)

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From my notebook:

  • Fifth Avenue Committee: "Join Barrio Solar at a free webinar about 'Clean Heat and Solar for Low- and Moderate-Income Households' Tuesday, March 1 at 6:30 p.m. To register please visit: https://bit.ly/3JgWDyC." (Facebook)

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You're all caught up for today! See you all tomorrow for your next update.

— Diane Witek

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This article originally appeared on the Sunset Park Patch