NEW YORK— While many people were toasting the new year, hospitals in the New York area were celebrating in a different way: by welcoming new babies.
From late arrivals to early entrances
It’s a happy new year for proud parents Marie Aserat and Marc Carrasquillo, who have welcomed Malia into the world. She was born at 3:54 a.m. on Wednesday, marking Maimonides Health’s first baby of 2025.
“I just can’t believe she’s mine,” Aserat admitted.
Malia was a late arrival, born a week after her Christmas due date but on time for 2025.
“We were joking saying that if she was born on Christmas, she’d only get one gift, so maybe she heard the joke and was like, I’m gonna come on New Year’s then,” Aserat told CNN.
Her birth has given the new parents a new perspective on the New Year.
“It seems much more exciting than just going out and partying. This is like, okay, we have a real responsibility here, and I’m looking forward to it,” Carrasquillo said.
Mauryce Edwards-Williams, born exactly at midnight at Montefiore in the Bronx, couldn’t wait for the ball to drop.
“Our due date was January 14th, so we were still getting ready for him. So he wanted to shout out and give us the best start to 2025,” his father, Devin Edward-Williams, explained.
“It is very, very exciting,” said Vanessa McKayhan, her mother.
On Long Island, Gulbano, Northwell Health’s first baby of the year, arrived at Huntington Hospital at 12:10 a.m.
“The new year, every year going forward, will be special to us,” said father Ashfaq Khan.
Just one minute into 2025, a mother’s arms and heart were filled with twin girls born at New York City Health and Hospitals/King County.
“It’s definitely the most special day of the year to have a birth”
Kimberly Savarino, 32, lives in Long Island City and is also a New Year’s baby.
“You get to celebrate the night before … and the day of, it’s another celebration, so you kind of get two birthdays out of it,” she told me.
Savarino, a nurse practitioner, was in labor and delivery for nine years.
“It’s definitely the most special day of the year to give birth and welcome a new life into the world. It’s really fun to be a part of all births, but this one is especially special because it’s my birthday,” she explained.
Ringing in the new year with new energy.