Aug 19 3:59 PM

Hospitals, not condos

Protest sign hangs over brownstone supporting Long Island College Hospital. AP/Bebeto Matthews

New Yorkers are holding a "Hospitals Not Condos" rally at the former St. Vincent's Hospital in the Lower West Side today. The shell of the hospital, which closed in 2010 due to $1 billion in debt, is being developed into high-end condominiums. With  19 hospitals having closed across New York City since 2000, the rally is calling for a restoration of accessible healthcare. 

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