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Yesterday, Brooklyn Borough President Eric L. Adams honored members of the Sea Gate Police Department who saved a five-month old choking baby and a Good Samaritan from Williamsburg who rescued a woman from jumping off the Brooklyn Bridge. Sergeant Fredrick Manney, Officers Vinny Giardiello, Joseph Pascone, Nuchem Schwartz, and Thomas Schulz, and Cadet Elijah Santos of the Sea Gate Police Department were declared “Heroes of the Month” for March, while Good Samaritan Shloime Kohn of Williamsburg was named April’s “Hero of the Month.” This is a continuation of Borough President Adams’ monthly “Hero of the Month” events honoring the accomplishments of Brooklynites from all walks of life.
“Our latest ‘Heroes of the Month’ have demonstrated their superlative commitment to the protecting the life of another individual,” said Borough President Adams. “Their stories should inspire all of us, whether we wear a blue uniform or blue jeans, to become heroes in our own lives and answer the call when our neighbors are in trouble.”
On January 25th, Sergeant Manney responded to a call that a baby in Sea Gate was having trouble breathing. When he arrived, five-month-old Mikaela Tatarkina was completely unresponsive. Sergeant Manney administered cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), called an ambulance, and then continued to perform CPR. Based on his training in the US Army, Sergeant Manney placed an ice pack under Mikaela, which helped to revive her. Officers Giardiello, Pascone, Schwartz, and Schulz, along with Cadet Santos, cleared Neptune Avenue for the ambulance and retrieved all the food and medication that the baby had recently consumed in order to perform tests at the hospital. Tatarkina arrived safely at the hospital and has since recovered.
“The work of the Sea Gate Police Department to save the life of Mikaela personifies public service,” said Borough President Adams. “These individuals used all of their training to answer the call of duty and to prevent a tragedy. As a veteran of the New York City Police Department (NYPD), I know that life and death oftentimes depend on whether the members of a team have the ability to work with each other under very difficult circumstances. These police officers demonstrated that skill.”
Kohn was driving on the Brooklyn Bridge the morning of March 14th when he noticed a woman who was about to jump off of the span. He stopped his car on the bridge and, with the assistance of other individuals, held her and contacted the police. When NYPD officers arrived, the woman was transported to Woodhull Medical Center for treatment. Asked about his bravery, he told a local newspaper that “it was nothing special…just did what I had to do.”
“Oftentimes, an individual might ignore a situation and let someone else handle it,” said Borough President Adams. “Shloime Kohn was driving on the Brooklyn Bridge, in traffic, when he saw a woman in need. He did not have to stop his car. He did not have to walk out into traffic. He could have just called 911. But instead he chose to address the situation and save this woman’s life. That’s a hero to me.”
(YWN Desk – NYC)
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Dear Shloime,
Mazal Tov on becoming ‘Hero of The Month’ May you continue onward in many good ways.
Would you like to earn the hero of he
Can you please follow this amazing stunt by visiting every Bais HaK’neses (Synagogue) in the world… Ok you can start with Brooklyn…. and save the talkers… the individuals who are ‘jumping into ‘dangerous waters’.