What to Know
- Hospitals across the tri-state area welcomed the first babies of the year not long after the clock struck midnight on New Year’s Eve
- One baby was born a mere 7 seconds after midnight at Long Island Jewish Medical Center
- Another baby was born at Staten Island University Hospital just 30 seconds after midnight
Hospitals across the tri-state area welcomed the first babies of the year not long after the clock struck midnight on New Year’s Eve.
One baby was born a mere 7 seconds after midnight at Long Island Jewish Medical Center in New Hyde Park, a spokesperson for the hospital said. The baby’s parents live in Queens.
A baby boy named Dion Karpuzi, meanwhile, was born to mom Mia Balanca at Staten Island University Hospital just 30 seconds after midnight, a hospital spokesperson said.
At Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center, baby boy Kairo Lewis was born at 12:08 a.m. to Rochelle Monroe and Josean Lewis of Amityville, the center said. Kairo weighed 8 pounds, 12 ounces, according to the center.
At Englewood Hospital and Medical Center in New Jersey, a baby girl named Lucia Santina Cardillo was born to parents Alex and Josephine Cardillo, of Paramus, at 12:32 a.m.
At Jamaica Hospital Medical Center in Queens, a yet-to-be-named baby girl was born at 12:55 a.m., the hospital said.
A minute later, a baby girl named Génesis Elisa Noriega was born to Maria Contreras and Gabino Noriega, of Harlem, at NYC Health + Hospitals/Harlem in Manhattan, the hospital said.
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Génesis is the couple’s third child, according to the hospital.
Another baby girl was born to Ketan and Hetal Patel, of Farmingville, at Stony Brook University Hospital at 1:26 a.m., the hospital said.
The baby is the couple's first child, the hospital said.
