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LI parents hail new Suffolk ban on drop-side cribs

Quick ReadCounty Executive Steve Levy signed a bill Tuesday prohibiting the sale of any infant crib with three immovable sides and a fourth that moves up and down.

Suffolk County Executive Steve Levy, pictured last week

Photo credit: James Carbone | Suffolk County Executive Steve Levy, pictured last week at the VA Medical Center in Northport, signed a local law Tuesday that bans the sale of any crib with a side that moves up and down. (Nov. 9, 2009)

Hailing Suffolk's ban on sales of drop-side cribs as a first in the nation, parents who lost their children to what they see as a design defect said more needs to be done to ensure the type of crib is no longer in use.

"We're not going to stop until every drop-side crib is gone," said Robert Cirigliano, 42, of North Bellmore. His 6-month-old son, Bobby, died in 2004 after a baby-sitter found...

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