Say hello to Kingsley Mei — 2023’s first brand-new New Yorker.
The son of Dexin and Holly Mei of Brooklyn became the city’s first New Year’s baby when he made his grand entrance at exactly midnight, city hospital officials said.
Kingsley’s birth at NYC Health + Hospitals’ South Brooklyn location marked the fourth year in a row the facility claimed the hospital system’s first birth, officials said.
Kinglsey weighed 6 pounds, 7.6 ounces, and measured 19 inches tall.
Kingsley Mei is 2023’s first brand-new New Yorker. Christopher SadowskiComments
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