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Government takeover of Brooklyn hospital faces legal setback amid Orthodox backlash

JL;DR SUMMARY A proposed merger between Brooklyn's Maimonides Medical Center and New York City's public hospital system faces delays following the rejection of a fast-track approval by the state's Attorney General office amid adamant opposition from the Orthodox Jewish community the hospital serves. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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New York CityLawsuitOrthodox Jewish CommunityReligious AccommodationsJewish CharacterAttorney GeneralJudicial ReviewMaimonides Medical CenterHospital MergerPublic Hospital System

Places mentioned

Brooklyn, New York, United States
"Maimonides Medical Center in the Borough Park neighborhood in Brooklyn."
Albany, New York, United States
"An Albany court is expected to consider, at a hearing scheduled for this week, a request for a preliminary injunction."
Burlington, Vermont, United States
"an independent weekly in Burlington, Vermont."

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