THE CITY OF NEW YORK COMMUNITY BOARD SIX. Eric Adams Sayar Lonial Craig Hammerman Borough President Chairperson District Manager

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2 THE CITY OF NEW YORK COMMUNITY BOARD SIX Eric Adams Sayar Lonial Craig Hammerman Borough President Chairperson District Manager March 14, 2016 Gilda Ventresca Ecroyd Vice President, Government Affairs NYU Langone Medical Center One Park Avenue, 3rd Floor New York, NY Dear Ms. Ecroyd: I am writing to advise you that at its March 9, 2016 general meeting Brooklyn Community Board 6 overwhelmingly resolved to support the application of NYU Hospitals Center to expand its service area for Basic Life Support and Advanced Life Support to include all of Brooklyn and Manhattan. It is our belief that expanding the service area benefits public need by reducing response times and facilitating access to medical care for Brooklyn and Manhattan residents. Our community board is interested in engaging you further on this proposal and will invite you to an upcoming meeting of our Human Services Committee under separate cover. Please do not hesitate to contact our District Manager should you require anything further from us. Thank you for giving us the opportunity to comment. Sincerely, Sayar Lonial Chairperson 250 Baltic Street Brooklyn, New York t: (718) f: (718) e: info@brooklyncb6.org

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4 COMMUNITY BOARD #1 MANHATTAN RESOLUTION DATE: MARCH 22, 2016 COMMITTEE OF ORIGIN: QUALITY OF LIFE COMMITTEE VOTE: 4 In Favor 0 Opposed 0 Abstained 0 Recused* PUBLIC MEMBERS: 2 In Favor 0 Opposed 0 Abstained 0 Recused BOARD VOTE: 31 In Favor 0 Opposed 0 Abstained 0 Recused * Due to the absence of a quorum, the committee vote taken on this resolution is unofficial and for informational purposes only. RE: Request for letter of support by NYU Medical Center to expand their service area to all of Manhattan WHEREAS: NYU Hospitals Center has applied to the Regional Emergency Medical Services Council of New York City, Inc. for an expansion of its service area to cover Brooklyn and Manhattan; and WHEREAS: Since 1972, the Emergency Medical Services Department of the NYU Lutheran Medical Center campus at th Street, Brooklyn has provided emergency medical service at the Basic Life Support and Advanced Life Support levels in southwest Brooklyn; and WHEREAS: A significant increase of 911 emergency medical calls has placed a heavy burden on the New York City Fire Department's ability to allocate Emergency Medical Services resources throughout the City; and WHEREAS: With the recent merger of NYU Lutheran into NYU Hospitals Center ("NYUHC") and the concurrent availability of three Emergency Department facilities in Brooklyn and Manhattan (the free-standing ED at NYU Langone Cobble Hill, the Lutheran campus ED at and the ED at the main campus on First Avenue in Manhattan), CB1 believes an expansion of NYUHC's service area to cover all of Brooklyn and Manhattan will greatly benefit public need by reducing response times and facilitating access to medical care; now THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT: CB1 supports the application by NYUHC to the Regional Emergency Medical Services Council of New York City, Inc. for an expansion of its service area.

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6 March 30, 2016 Gilda Ventresca-Ecroyd Vice President of Government Affairs NYU Langone Medical Center One Park Avenue, 3 rd Floor New York, NY Dear Ms. Ventresca-Ecroyd: I am writing to express support for the application of NYU Hospitals Center to expand its service area for Basic Life Support and Advanced Life Support to include all of Brooklyn and Manhattan. I believe that expanding the service area benefits public need by reducing response times and facilitating access to medical care for Brooklyn and Manhattan residents. Sincerely, Gale A. Brewer

7 Manhattan Community Board Five Vikki Barbero, Chair 450 Seventh Avenue, Suite 2109 Wally Rubin, District Manager New York, NY f Gilda Ventresca-Ecroyd NYU Langone, Office of Government Affairs One Park Avenue New York, NY March 8th, 2016 Dear Ms. Ventresca-Ecroyd: Community Board Five is writing to express support for the application of NYU Hospitals Center to expand its service area for Basic Life Support and Advanced Life Support to include all of Brooklyn and Manhattan. The Board believes that expanding the service area benefits public need by reducing response times and facilitating access to medical care for Brooklyn and Manhattan residents. Sincerely, Vikki Barbero, Chair Community Board Five

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10 DISTRICT OFFICE th AVE BROOKLYN, NY TEL: (718) FAX: (347) CITY HALL OFFICE 250 BROADWAY, SUITE 1728 NEW YORK, NY TEL: (212) FAX: (212) cmenchaca@council.nyc.gov THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK CARLOS MENCHACA COUNCIL MEMBER 38 TH DISTRICT, BROOKLYN CHAIR IMMIGRATION COMMITTEE COMMITTEES COURTS AND LEGAL SERVICES GENERAL WELFARE RECOVERY AND RESILIENCY SMALL BUSINESS STANDARDS & ETHICS TRANSPORTATION March 1, 2016 Gilda Ventresca-Ecroyd Vice President of Government Affairs NYU Langone Medical Center One Park Avenue, 3rd Floor New York, NY Dear Ms. Ventresca-Ecroyd: I am writing to express my full support for the application of NYU Hospitals Center to expand its service area for Basic Life Support and Advanced Life Support to include all of Brooklyn and Manhattan. Calls to 911 are on the rise, EMS response times throughout the City are inconsistent and increasing especially in areas like Red Hook where my constituents express serious concerns about access to medical care. I believe that expanding NYUHC s service area will reduce response times and facilitate access for Brooklyn and Manhattan residents. Please count on my support as your application advances. Sincerely, Carlos Menchaca NYC Council Member 38 th District

11 DISTRICT OFFICE 618 WEST 177 TH STREET NEW YORK, NY (917) FAX: (917) CITY HALL OFFICE 250 BROADWAY, ROOM 1731 NEW YORK, NY (212) FAX: (212) THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK YDANIS RODRIGUEZ COUNCIL MEMBER, 10 TH DISTRICT, MANHATTAN CHAIR TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE COMMITTEES FINANCE HOUSING & BUILDINGS LAND USE RULES PRIVILEGES & ELECTIONS SUB-COMMITTEE PLANNING DISPOSITION & CONCESSION March 24, 2016 Gilda Ventresca-Ecroyd Vice President of Government Affairs NYU Langone Medical Center One Park Avenue, 3 rd Floor New York, NY Dear Ms. Ventresca-Ecroyd: I am writing to express support for the application of NYU Hospitals Center to expand its service area for Basic Life Support and Advanced Life Support to include all of Brooklyn and Manhattan. I believe that expanding the service area benefits public need by reducing response times and facilitating access to medical care Brooklyn and Manhattan residents. Sincerely, Ydanis Rodriguez NYC Council Member, District 10

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