Kings County Hospital

Public hospital in East Flatbush, Brooklyn, New York City, USA.

At a glance

SourceAuthorRoleIn one line
Another BrooklynJacqueline WoodsonsettingCurtained wards after the shattered window.

Another Brooklyn — Jacqueline Woodson (2016)

Source: Another Brooklyn · Readwise highlight

Kings County Hospital. No rooms, just wards.

  • Role: setting
  • In the book: After a window shatters, the children are taken by ambulance to Kings County; August remembers curtained wards, a nurse giving her cookies, and wondering where her brother is.
  • Why it matters: A brief, vivid scene of injury and fear; minor beyond that episode.