The Bronx’s population increased by one at exactly midnight on New Year’s Day.
Montefiore Jack D. Weiler Hospital on Eastchester Road rang in the new year by delivering baby boy, Mauryce Edwards-Williams, the first child to be born in the borough in 2025.
The hospital congratulated the baby’s parents Vanessa McKayhan and Devin Edwards-Williams on social media.
“Montefiore Einstein couldn’t be happier to kick off the New Year with the birth of baby boy, Mauryce Edwards-Williams at exactly 12:00am today, January 1, 2025,” Montefiore said online.
The proud parents and hospital staff didn’t let labor and delivery stop them from celebrating. They were decked out in New Year’s glasses and festive headbands as they posed for photos. Baby boy Edward-Williams even wore a “Happy New Year” onesie for the occasion.
Baby boy Edwards-Williams weighed just over 7 pounds and measured 20 inches long. He marks the beginning of a an entirely new generation of Bronxites named “Generation Beta” which will include babies born between 2025 and 2039.
The generation grew almost immediately as first-time parents Saiful Alom and Mahfuza Tasmine welcomed their baby girl, Aliha Alom, born at NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi at 12:41 a.m., weighing 4 pounds 3.9 ounces and measuring 17.3 inches long. They reside in the Morris Park community.
A few hours later, at 6:38 a.m., Gilberto Morales and Janet Navarrette-Carrasco welcomed their newest addition baby girl, Zoe Adaly Morales-Navarrette at NYC Health Hospitals/North Central Bronx. This is their fourth child and they live nearby in the Norwood neighborhood.
Meanwhile, across the city, twin girls were born in Brooklyn at 12:01 a.m. and 12:02 a.m. to parents Sheneece Crumbie and Jordan Tomlinson at NYC Health + Hospitals/Kings County. The girls weighed 6 pounds, 13.9 ounces and 5 pounds, 15.4, respectively.
Queens couple Naomi and Jacob Gottesman celebrated the birth of their son at 12:14 a.m. at Tisch Hospital in Manhattan, a full eight days late, but right on time for 2025.
