{"id":88782,"date":"2026-01-04T15:05:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-04T15:05:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/88782\/"},"modified":"2026-01-04T15:05:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-04T15:05:09","slug":"parker-institute-hosts-annual-new-years-eve-party","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/88782\/","title":{"rendered":"Parker Institute hosts annual New Year\u2019s Eve party"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The ball was lowered as patients counted in the New Year at the Sea of Lights party. <\/p>\n

J. Cav Scott<\/p>\n

The Parker Jewish Institute rang in the new year with Sea of Lights, a ball drop and celebration in the style of Times Square on Wednesday, Dec 31.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cEat your heart out, Times Square,\u201d said Michael Rosenblut, president and CEO of the Parker Jewish Institute. \u201cWe do this to promote the families, promote the love that we have for our organization and community.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

With live music, food, and a giant, light-up ball suspended from a crane, patients and healthcare providers sang and cheered as a countdown was held in the early evening. Area fire departments and Nassau County police officers joined the festivities, letting their sirens sound as community members counted down during the ball drop.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Patients in rooms above the main entrance could see the festivities from their windows or view them virtually through a live video stream.\u00a0<\/p>\n

This is the second year of the Sea of Lights celebration, and patients from the institute, who are there for both long-term care and rehabilitation, were able to come and enjoy.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re honored to be here, to be invited. We look forward to establishing an excellent relationship with Parker Jewish Institute, as well as Long Island Jewish [Medical Center] in general,\u201d said New Hyde Park Mayor Christopher Devane. \u201cI hope for many years to come we\u2019ll be here.\u201d<\/p>\n

The non-profit center, which provides healthcare and rehabilitation services to adults, including senior citizens. It traces its history back to 1907, when a room in East Harlem was converted into a shelter for homeless older adults. Over the course of more than a century, it evolved to provide healthcare, eventually moving to its current location in New Hyde Park in 1972.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cIt means so much that they do something so special to celebrate the patients,\u201d said New Hyde Park Trustee Eve Sheikh.<\/p>\n

\"PatientsPatients from long-term care and rehab were present to celebrate 2026. J. Cav Scott
\n\"MichaelMichael Rosenblut, CEO and President of Parker Institute, Christopher Devane, mayor of New Hyde Park, Jess Dunbar, Director of Marketing and Public Affairs of the Parker Institute, and New Hyde Park Trustee Eve Sheikh, (L. to R.), on New Year\u2019s Eve. J. Cav Scott
\n\"AA snow machine whirred as the ball was lowered, ushering in 2026 in style. J. Cav Scott
\n\"PatientsPatients rang in the New Year with live music, snacks, and sparkling apple cider. J. Cav Scott
\n\"CommunityCommunity members said the Sea of Lights ball drop rivaled Times Square\u2019s. J. Cav Scott<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The ball was lowered as patients counted in the New Year at the Sea of Lights party. J.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":88783,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[41807,2953,3663,24432,34715,10748,41117,9,24,63,42507,122,124,123],"class_list":["post-88782","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-queens","tag-ball-drop","tag-health","tag-hospital","tag-new-hyde-park","tag-new-year","tag-new-years-eve","tag-new-years","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-nyc","tag-parker-jewish-institute","tag-queens","tag-queens-headlines","tag-queens-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/88782","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=88782"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/88782\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/88783"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=88782"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=88782"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=88782"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}