Jean-Pierre, a Hempstead native, was honored with the keys to the city by Mayor Waylyn Hobbs, Jr.

The project cost is $15 million, helped by a $5 million gift given by the Bill and Julia Van Domelen Foundation.

The transition from hospital to outpatient care can be difficult for a patient needing mental health services.

Police said Maria Rubino was taking care the young children, ranging from four to eighteen months, when she passed out at Pride & Joy Child Care in Babylon.