Hochul’s second veto of LICH Act a ‘real shame’ says Simon
December 29, 2025
The 155-year-old LICH had been stripped of its assets, closed and sold to a developer by former Gov. Cuomo in 2014 amid protests.
The 155-year-old LICH had been stripped of its assets, closed and sold to a developer by former Gov. Cuomo in 2014 amid protests.
The lot previously housed a parking garage for the campus of Long Island College Hospital, which closed in 2014.
The property spans 363-365 Hicks St., 97 Amity St. and 340 Henry St. Rockrose previously paid $65 million for nearby 91-95 Pacific St.
DR. MICHAEL LUCCHESI, 67, former chief medical officer at SUNY Downstate Medical Center, has admitted stealing approximately $1.44 million.
Simon’s LICH Act passes Assembly, requiring notice before hospital closures; aims to protect maternity, mental health, and addiction care.
Despite all-out efforts, Gov. Kathy Hochul on Friday vetoed a bill aiming to reform the way the state closes hospitals.
Assemblymember Jo Anne Simon (D-Cobble Hill, Brooklyn Heights) has been working since 2015 to reform the way the state closes hospitals.
The State University of New York (SUNY) has agreed in principle with a …
The State University of New York (SUNY) has agreed in principle with a …
Interfaith Medical Center has emerged from bankruptcy with a new restructuring proposal that has been approved by a federal judge. The announcement comes a year and a half after the hospital, located in Bedford-Stuyvesant, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The new proposal now goes to n …
Interfaith Medical Center has emerged from bankruptcy with a new restructuring proposal that has been approved by a federal judge. The announcement comes a year and a half after the hospital, located in Bedford-Stuyvesant, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The new proposal now goes to n …
A third bidder is now at the negotiating table to buy Long Island College Hospital (LICH), but a full-scale replacement hospital is still not in the works.
Fortis Property Group, in partnership with NYU Langone Medical Center and Lutheran Medical Center, is now in talks with the State Unive …A third bidder is now at the negotiating table to buy Long Island College Hospital (LICH), but a full-scale replacement hospital is still not in the works.
Fortis Property Group, in partnership with NYU Langone Medical Center and Lutheran Medical Center, is now in talks with the State Unive …
Long Island College Hospital (LICH) has closed.
As of midnight, Friday, May 23, the 156-year-old community hospital at 339 Hicks Street officially emptied its beds and shut its doors, leaving only a temporary, limited-service emergency room open for walk-ins through the end of June.H …Long Island College Hospital (LICH) has closed.
As of midnight, Friday, May 23, the 156-year-old community hospital at 339 Hicks Street officially emptied its beds and shut its doors, leaving only a temporary, limited-service emergency room open for walk-ins through the end of June.H …The top three contenders vying to buy and develop the 43-acre site where Long Island College Hospital (LICH) has sat for 156 years have been asked by Judge Johnny Lee Baynes to agree on some form of settlement or compromise over the issue. It is unknown what exactly this means as the three bidder …
The top three contenders vying to buy and develop the 43-acre site where Long Island College Hospital (LICH) has sat for 156 years have been asked by Judge Johnny Lee Baynes to agree on some form of settlement or compromise over the issue. It is unknown what exactly this means as the three bidder …
The fate of Long Island College Hospital (LICH) is now more likely to include real estate and retail development, with only a small fraction of the 43-acres site being used for health care facilities.
The Tuesday, May 6 development was the result of the State University of New York (SUNY) …The fate of Long Island College Hospital (LICH) is now more likely to include real estate and retail development, with only a small fraction of the 43-acres site being used for health care facilities.
The Tuesday, May 6 development was the result of the State University of New York (SUNY) …A new phase in the process of selecting a new owner/operator for Long Island College Hospital (LICH) has begun. On Monday, March 3, potential bidders met with community stakeholders and
A new phase in the process of selecting a new owner/operator for Long Island College Hospital (LICH) has begun. On Monday, March 3, potential bidders met with community stakeholders and
A rumored deal between the state of New York and SUNY Downstate over the fate of Long Island College Hospital (LICH) in Cobble Hill/Brooklyn Heights has come to fruition, according to Governor Andrew Cuomo, SUNY Chairperson Carl McCall and Mayor Bill de Blasio, who made the announcement late in t …
Updated: 2/23/2014 A rumored deal between the state of New York and SUNY Downstate over the fate of Long Island College Hospital (LICH) in Cobble Hill/Brooklyn Heights has come to
Updated: 2/23/2014 A rumored deal between the state of New York and SUNY Downstate over the fate of Long Island College Hospital (LICH) in Cobble Hill/Brooklyn Heights has come to
It has official been over a year now since the real-life hospital legal drama over the fate of Brooklyn’s Long Island College Hospital (LICH) began and the roller coaster of
After months of limbo as to the fate of Long Island College Hospital (LICH), there are suddenly two competing proposals to buy the property, both of which have the backing
After months of limbo as to the fate of Long Island College Hospital (LICH), there are suddenly two competing proposals to buy the property, both of which have the backing
Brooklyn Hospital Center has jumped into the ongoing dispute over what will happen to the beleaguered Long Island College Hospital (LICH) with a new plan to turn the Cobble Hill
Brooklyn Hospital Center has jumped into the ongoing dispute over what will happen to the beleaguered Long Island College Hospital (LICH) with a new plan to turn the Cobble Hill
The below-freezing cold snap in the region led to several of the borough’s major hospitals experiencing plumbing issues this week. A water main break at Long Island College Hospital (LICH)
The below-freezing cold snap in the region led to several of the borough’s major hospitals experiencing plumbing issues this week. A water main break at Long Island College Hospital (LICH)
Nearly a month of relative quiet in the legal wranglings over what will happen to cash-strapped Long Island College Hospital (LICH) ended on Tuesday, December 17, with the announcement that
Brooklyn hospitals continue to be in a state of flux, with some see-sawing between closure and 11th hour court orders to remain open, and others planning expansions of their facilities
SUNY Downstate Medical Center reportedly postponed planned layoffs of 500 employees of Long Island College Hospital (LICH), which were to have been effective as of Tuesday, October 29. Pink slips
Pink slips went out to 500 employees of Long Island College Hospital (LICH), notifying them that their jobs would end as of Tuesday, October 29. While a spokesperson for LICH’s
Public Advocate and Democratic mayoral candidate Bill de Blasio joins community-based organizations as a local representative in the ongoing search for a new operator for Long Island College Hospital (LICH)