the community. union county hatzalah of union county, with "u-prefix" unit numbers. union county is geographically and organizationally separate from union city. with three active ambulances, union county units cover all of union county, including hillside, elizabeth, roselle park, and union township, an up and coming orthodox jewish neighborhood. union county units may also respond to businesses and residences in parts of the city of newark that border union county, where slow ems response may allow the hatzalah ambulance to arrive from elizabeth or hillside before any newark city crews arrive. hatzalah of union county also covers elizabeth's jersey gardens mall, newark liberty international airport, as well as nearby stretches of the new jersey turnpike and garden state parkway. their three ambulances are located in elizabeth, hillside, and the township of union. new york canarsie / mill basin the canarsie / mill basin chapter was originally just the canarsie division. as the canarsie orthodox neighborhood declined, and the mill basin one grew, canarsie started taking more calls and members from nearby mill basin, and is now primarily a mill basin operation. canarsie / mill basin also covers nearby georgetown. there are parts of the brooklyn neighborhood of mill basin that border madison / midwood / east midwood; so, there is some overlap in coverage with flatbush. catskill mountains this chapter is part of central hatzalah of new york city. while the catskills have a year-round operation, the vast majority of their activity is in july and august, when summer residents arrive. fleischmanns kiryas joel/monroe the hasidic community in kiryas joel (monroe), ny, has a chapter. uniquely, it operates separately from all other new york state hatzolah organizations. it was founded in 1995. monroe, ny new square this chapter is a break-off from the rockland hatzoloh chapter. uniquely, the chapter has female certified first responders who respond to calls involving obstetrics-related emergencies. new york city central upper east side division ambulances this chapter has seventeen local divisions which share rabbinic counsel, radio frequencies, central dispatch, and lobbying, but have separate fund-raising and management. catskills, the five towns, and yonkers are the only areas outside of new york city covered by nyc chapters. the chapter has a central dispatching network, with teams of 2 volunteer dispatchers working in tandem. each dispatch team works several hours on a shift. the chapter also uses a mobile command center for dealing with large events. new york city chapters include boro park, canarsie / mill basin, crown heights, flatbush, lower east side, midtown, queens, richmond, riverdale, rockaways / lawrence, seagate, staten island, upper east side, upper west side, washington heights, and williamsburg. borough park this chapter covers kensington, bensonhurst, sunset park, and sometimes ditmas park. canarsie. this chapter covers canarsie, flatlands, georgetown, and mill basin, and is based in mill basin a crown heights division ambulance crown heights this chapter covers the crown heights and east flatbush neighborhoods as well as prospect park. flatbush. this chapter covers the brooklyn neighborhoods of midwood, east midwood, madison, and gravesend. the extended area includes brighton beach, manhattan beach, ditmas park, and kensington, and, occasionally, bensonhurst. lower east side manhattan (below 34th street) midtown manhattan queens, including great neck and jfk airport richmond, staten island. this chapter covers the neighborhood of willowbrook. riverdale. this chapter covers riverdale, parts of yonkers, in westchester county, and extended regions of the bronx. rockaway – nassau county rockaway / lawrence. this chapter covers the rockaways and lawrence, arverne, atlantic beach, bayswater, belle harbor, cedarhurst, east rockaway, far rockaway, hewlett, inwood, kennedy airport, lawrence, long beach, north woodmere, rosedale, and woodmere. sea gate staten island upper east side manhattan (34th street to 125th street central park / 5th ave to east river) upper west side manhattan, washington heights williamsburg (founding chapter) bergen rockland county this chapter is unaffiliated with the new york central hatzolah. it has distinct rabbinical oversight, primarily due to several large hasidic communities affiliated with rockland hatzolah. westchester county pennsylvania philadelphia's hatzolah has limited service, providing first responder aid only in the northeast area. hatzolah of philadelphia transports are provided by calling in either patriot ambulance, or, when the situation warrants, 9-1-1. patriot ambulance is a local paid ambulance service owned by a community member. philadelphia has nine responders, all state-certified. some members are full-time professional emts or paramedics. philadelphia (limited service in the northeast) texas dallas houston