Bichotte, Louis deliver meals to fuel
healthcare workers through long shifts
BY JESSICA PARKS
A duo of southern Brooklyn
lawmakers criss-crossed
Kings County on March 27 to
help deliver 200 hot meals to
healthcare workers as they
tirelessly battle the devastating
coronavirus.
“Being the daughter of a
healthcare worker, I see my
mom go to work and spend
days there and not being able
to come back home,” said
Councilwoman Farah Louis,
who represents Flatbush and
the surrounding neighborhoods.
“It is just important
that we take care of our folks
on the frontlines.”
Louis paired up with the
freshly inaugurated boss of
the Kings County Democratic
Party, Assemblywoman Rodneyse
Bichotte, to serve up the
lunches, which were donated
to the cause by Marine Park’s
Nick’s Lobster House.
“We are thankful to have a
small business who is struggling
like every other small
business who took the time to
work with us to help the frontliners,”
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Bichotte said.
Chefs at the Flatbush Road
waterside eatery prepared
two hundred meals consisting
of lobster rolls, chicken, and
other specialties in an effort
to fuel the healthcare workers
through their long shifts.
“They were protein-based
meals to give healthcare workers
enough energy to make it
through their 12-hour days,”
Louis said.
Bichotte and Louis delivered
the meals to Kings
County Hospital in East Flatbush,
Brookdale Hospital in
Brownsville, and Interfaith
Medical Center in Bedford-
Stuyvesant — all while ensuring
proper precautionary
measures to prevent spreading
the infection.
“We followed the rules,
we kept the social distancing
rules in place,” said Bichotte.
“We took separate cars to deliver
the meals.”
And in addition to delivering
the much-needed carbs
and protein, the legislators
also met with representatives
from each of the hospitals who
provided briefi ngs on their
current operations, which
Louis reported were running
smoothly — although slightly
overworked.
“Brookdale was really organized
in ensuring they
helped each person that came
through the door,” she said.
“The Kings County Hospital
director told us everything
was going fi ne and the
emergency room wasn’t overloaded.”
The party boss also noted
that the initiative allowed
the restaurant to keep their
employees on the payroll —
which is increasingly rare
after eateries were forced to
close dining-in options, and
switch to take out and delivery
only.
“This is also a way for people
who depend on small paychecks
to continue getting
small paychecks,” Bichotte
said. “There is a small business
sustainability aspect that
we really, really appreciated.
Both lawmakers commended
a local attorney, Benjamin Pinczewski,
who they credited with
fi rst having the idea and who
played a major part in organizing
the effort, which Bichotte
said has led to food donations
supporting others on the frontlines
including police offi cers
and paramedics.
“It was his idea, got some of
the elected offi cials together
and we helped execute,” Bichotte
said.
Councilwoman Farah Louis (left) and Assemblywoman Rodneyse Bichotte
(second to left) delivering food from Nick’s Lobster House.
Photo courtesy of Assemblywoman Rodneyse Bichotte’s Offi ce.
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