Meet 2024's First NYC Baby: BK Boy Delivered By Same Doctor As Dad

NEW YORK CITY — New York City's first baby of 2024 is a chip off his father's block and doc.

The unnamed boy — who weighs 7 pounds, 12.5 ounces and measures 21 inches — was born at the stroke of midnight on New Year's Day in a Coney Island hospital, city health officials said.

The tyke was not only born in the same hospital as his father, Rafael Abitbul, but also was delivered by the exact same doctor as Abitbul 23 years ago, officials said.

The baby's mom and Abitbul live in Flatbush, and this is their first child, officials said.

"This is the fifth first baby of the New Year in a row for the hospital," a release states, highlighting NYC Health + Hospitals/South Brooklyn Health's New Year's baby reign.

Other New Year's babies were born in Bellevue and Elmhurst, according to a tweet.

Whoa baby! Let's meet some of the #NewYear babies born across our health system. Pictured here are #NewYearBabies from @BellevueHosp, @NYCHealthSystem /Queens, /Elmhurst, and @SouthBKHealth! #NewYear2024 #NewYearBaby2024 https://t.co/XFFtF97NlN. #HappyNewYear pic.twitter.com/IUJS7RosRQ
— NYC Health + Hospitals (@NYCHealthSystem) January 1, 2024