Northwell Health, which owns Lenox Hill Hospital, said it is cutting three of the hospital’s ambulances that had served the West Side. Union reps and political leaders worry it will exacerbate the situation over emergency response times, which have been slowing in recent years. ( Photo: Northwell Health) Northwell Axes 3 Ambulances, 18 Emergency Workers at Lenox Hill Hospital Northwell Health announced plans to close three 911 ambulances at Lenox Hill Hospital in a move that observers worry could... News 17 Oct 2025 | 06:27
The success of a year-old elevator installed, with the help of a construction exemption, at the Hunter College stop (above) has inspired State Senator Liz Krueger to seek an elevator she would like a developer and the MTA to build as part of Lenox Hill Hospital’s 10-year reconstruction. ( Photo: Ralph Spielman) Krueger Is Pressing MTA, Lenox Hill Hospital for Two Subway Elevators on 6 Train/77th St. The $2-billion Lenox Hill Hospital rebuild hasn’t begun yet, but State Senator Liz Krueger is already getting ready to press... News 10 Oct 2025 | 12:03
Northwell Health’s $2-billion plan to overhaul Lenox Hill Hospital has been signed off on by the NYC Council. ( Photo: Northwell Health ) Lenox Hill Hospital Overhaul Gets City Council Sign-Off Northwell Health’s proposed $2 billion overhaul of Lenox Hill Hospital is on the brink of being realized, after the New York... News 18 Aug 2025 | 03:32
Virginia Maloney, who just won the Democratic primary for an East Side City Council seat, voicing her concerns about Lenox Hill Hospital’s proposed expansion. ( Photo: Jack Ahern ) As City Council Takes up Lenox Hill Hospital Overhaul, Critics Rally at City Hall The New York City Council has less than 50 days to sign off on Northwell Health’s desired $2-billion overhaul of Lenox Hill... Home 20 Jul 2025 | 05:47
Northwell Health has gotten the City Planning Commission go-ahead for their plans to consolidate Lenox Hill Hospital into either a 436-foot-tall or 395-foot-tall tower. The proposal will now go before the City Council. ( Rendering: Northwell Health ) Planning Commission Gives Lenox Hill Hospital Thumbs-Up on Contentious Expansion Plan Northwell Health’s $2-billion plan to significantly overhaul Lenox Hill Hospital inched closer to the finish line on July... Home 07 Jul 2025 | 06:11
Northwell’s overhaul plan for Lenox Hill Hospital has progressed from a super-tall 536-foot-tall tower to two final proposals (pictured center and far right): a 436-foot-tall tower or a 395-foot-tall tower. ( Rendering: Northwell Health ) Lenox Hill Hospital’s $2-Billion Overhaul Proposal Comes Before Planning Commission Northwell Health presented their $2-billion proposal to overhaul Lenox Hill Hospital to the City Planning Commission on Wednesday,... News 23 May 2025 | 05:35
To gain his approval for Northwell’s proposed hospital makeover (rendering above), Borough President Levine said the healthcare organization offered two new commitments: the creation of a local mental-health outpatient facility, and the convening of a community-focused “construction task force.” ( Rendering via Northwell Health) Boro Prez Levine Conditionally Approves $2 Billion Lenox Hill Hospital Expansion Borough President Mark Levine has conditionally endorsed Northwell Health’s $2-billion plan to overhaul the Upper East Side’s... News 18 May 2025 | 12:35
Community Board 8 has voiced its disapproval of Lenox Hill Hospital’s desired expansion with a 25-to-13 advisory “no” vote, which could stymie hospital owner Northwell Health. ( Photo: Google Maps ) CB8 Votes Against Lenox Hill Hospital’s Proposed $2 Billion Expansion Plans Northwell Health’s $2 billion plan to dramatically reimagine Lenox Hill Hospital has been hit with what could prove to be... News 11 Apr 2025 | 04:04
The rendering of the proposed Lenox Hill Hospital expansion (right), which the “Save Lenox Hill” group is strenuously opposing. It faces a key Community Board 8 vote this week. The hospital has already revised the size of the expansion once (original proposal pictured left). ( Image: Northwell Health ) Locals Hope to Scuttle Lenox Hill Zoning Changes That Would Expand Hospital The ongoing saga of Northwell Health’s proposed expansion of Lenox Hill Hospital continues, with a key Community Board 8... News 10 Apr 2025 | 02:11
From ER Doctor to Executive Director — For Dr. Daniel Baker, It’s All About Putting People at the Center For as long as Dr. Daniel Baker has lived in New York, he’s also worked at Lenox Hill Hospital. To him, he said, the two... People 11 Apr 2024 | 02:22
Dr. Daniel Baker, medical director of Lenox Hill Hospital, speaking at the one-year anniversary of COVID during a day of remembrance, thanking the staff for their selfless service. Photo: Northwell Health COVID Spring’s Hard Choices Perhaps it is the legacy of all the loss he and his colleagues have endured that the number zero – the absence of anything... News 26 Mar 2022 | 05:15
An architect's rendering shows the hospital tower, left, and the residential tower, right, that were part of the original proposal for the redevelopment of Lenox Hill Hospital. A new, alternative proposal does not include the residential tower. ( Rendering: Courtesy of Lenox Hill Hospital / Northwell Health) New Lenox Hill Task Force Gets Results “Everybody was upset about everything,” Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer said, describing the months of turmoil that... News 17 Feb 2020 | 11:35
