Comments on CNVH Petition to NYC CPC Opposing the Rudin Condo Plan for St. Vincent's

8/6/2019 Comments on CNVH Petition to NYC CPC Opposing the Rudin Condo Plan for St. Vincent's

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Comments on petition: A Hospital, Not Condos for NYCto the Hon. Amanda M. Burden, Chair, New York City Planning Commissionfrom the Coalition for a New Village Hospital, 304 Park Ave S, #206, New York, NY 10010212-253-6911, DemandAHospital.blogspot.com

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Online Signatory Comments on the petition:

A Hospital, Not Condos for NYC

to the Honorable Amanda M. Burden,

Chair, New York City Planning Commission

Migdalia ColonI want a new Hospital. We needed in the site of were St. Vincent's was NO NO luxurycondominiums. The City Planning is not even thinking of housing for us, that we can pay rent wedon't need any more luxury apts or condos. The Hospital is needed more. --Migdalia colon

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Harriet HendlinThis is an outrage. A dear friend, age 84, put it this way: "How much more money do the Rudinsreally need?" I have been brought to, and cared for by, Saint Vincent's ER on 3 separate

occasions - most thankfully - and was also a patient of one of its staff's specialists who has sincefound employment out of state. I recently attended my first community board meeting - an eye-opener - and was flabbergasted as I listened to board members' concerns re: the architectural &aesthetic considerations of the Rudin project: Too surreal. My continued gratitude to those whodo the truly heavy lifting. The rest of us must keep the momentum going as well. H.Z.Hendlin

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Edward FreyThis so called stand alone emergency room" of the Rudin Group and North Shore LIJ is, not onlyillegal, but will harm this community and all its residents. If you have no other choice, which I

do not believe is true, then do nothing until you can put a full service hospital and realemergency service in the place that was ST. Vincent's hospital. Any other choice by you will notget my vote if you run again for office in this government!!!!

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Larry ConroyAt the age of 81, I have been a patient at St. Vincent's - emergency and surgical. Now I have todepend on getting through heavy traffic should I need emergency care again. Operated on lastyear, I was transported to Beth Israel where a 4 PM surgery was completed at 2:AM. Then therewas no bed to take me to. Patients were on the floor and leaning against walls in pre-op and post

op. This is third country treatment. If another 9/11 occurs - God help us.

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Pamela CallI am a physician formerly practing at St. Vincent's for over 20 years and know the importance ofa hospital at this location. I was also a patient with, now, no clear choices to seek care and noemergency room in Manhattan that is truly well functioning...if I was able to ARRIVE alive!

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Sheila Mahon RuvoloThe Rudins are an extremely wealthy family. I cannot understand why they want to build acondo in place of a hospital. The Rudins had been very supportive of St. Vincent's over theyears. They frequently donated to causes in SVH (ie: nursing education, etc.). They don't need acondo there, but we need a hospital. Our representatives should speak directly to the family.

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Edward Poliandro, Ph.D.Each time I pass by this wonderful place, I maintain the hope that someone will finance thereopening of this historic hospital. The community is in desperate need of health care, especiallythe poor. I sign here to voice my hope.

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Suzanne Lanier PhilipsEven though we have moved, my daughter still goes to PS41. The noise and dust fromdemolition and construction will be disruptive to the school. Just look at what's happened atPS51.

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Nick AtkinsonThe Rudins and The North Shore LIJ are focusing too much on building lluxury condos, and notenough focus on The medical needs of the community. I was appalled when I went to thePlanning Commission today. The Emergency Centre design is basic cosmetic procedures to anoutdated and grossly undersized existing structure, while they plan on completely demolishingthe main hospital buiilding and building a new luxury condo developemnets, which completelyviolates the changes that were made to have then hospital built in the first place. The wholedevelepement and there 'spin' on it was one of the shadiest expinations t I have witnessed in aheck of a long time. As I said to the commission today - This isn't about the community and it'sneed, need, needs. It is about greed, greed, GREED! How much did Rudin pay for the property?$0. I believe.Put a stop to developement until a more sensible and socially acceptabledevelopemnet that has a POSITIVE IMPACT on the neightborhood has been designed.

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Lucy AcetoI find the whole bancruptcy of St. Vincent's highly suspicious. What is a city without hospitals?When the buyers of these condos have emergencies where are they going? New York City is in aHospital crisis. America has lost it's priorities.

Doris Casella

Oh, yes, just what we need in our depleted neighborhood.....more up-scale condos!!! WE NEEDAND MUST HAVE A FULL SERVICE HOSPITAL! and no condos!

Rudin needs to find another neighborhood to ruin.

**********************************************************************Bill Boland

Please, stop this unlawful application.

**********************************************************************E. A. Sabo

Please deny this application.

**********************************************************************Stephen Bennett

The West Village is in dire need of a Hospital. I can drive to Connecticut more quickly than ittakes to get across town to the East. Please think of the community. Thank you

**********************************************************************Michael Grimes

The West Village is overcrowded with high rise living. We are rapidly loosing local services dueto increasing private devlopment.

**********************************************************************Diane NicholsHow outrageous! To leave more than 300,000 people without a hospital while the Rudins buildtheir luxury condos! Shame on them and shame on the City for even considering this.

We need a hospital. New York City Planning Commission you must do the right thing.


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Diane Moss

Why are they allowed to go forward without the appropiate paperwork? Why are they able to getaway with it?

**********************************************************************Kathleen Tait

The city needs to better allocate the hospital resources throughout NYC. The Upper East Sideshould not have the concentration of emergency resources and hospital beds, while the westvillage has so few.Kathlee Tait

**********************************************************************Gerrie Nussdorf

Failure to restore a Full-Service Hospital + Trauma 1 Level ER to the St. Vincent's siteundermines the fabric of our Community, not only the physical health of its r4sidents andvisitors, but also has far-reaching socioeconomic and environmental impact.

**********************************************************************michele pettignano-coggins

St. Vincents was a vital part of the community and how could you close it to only sell it off forLUXURTY CONDO'S .....the city' priorities are mixwed up.......we definitely won't benefit formore condo's..................WE DEMAND FOR HEALTH CARE FACILITY PROPORTIONATETO THE NEEDS OF THE CITIZENS OF NYC.......

**********************************************************************Elizabeth Macklin

Dr David Kaufman's excellent suggestion of April 30th, that the Rudin Organization move itsLenox Hill facilities south, to the St Vincent's site, so that our populous but neglectedneighborhood can have a full-service emergency room within 911 call, and the hospital-richUpper East Side can have the condominiums, sounded right to me.

**********************************************************************Amy Harlib

WE MUST HAVE A HOSPITAL WITH FULL CAPACITY FOR EMERGENCIES ANDEVERYTHING. NOTHING ELSE IS ACCEPTABLE!


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Kai Amos

We NEED a hospital there - with an ER for ALL emergencies!

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Barbara Jaffe

Where would all the rich people in this condo go if they had a medical emergency? And, yes, Iagree with D. Nahas (who left a message here) that Bloomberg and Quinn are fully responsibleand absent.

**********************************************************************Tara Polen

NYC, and this neighborhood, really do NOT need another condo building. What we really DOneed is the hospital. How is this not obvious to any sane human being??

**********************************************************************JORDAN SCHAPS

CONDOS - N*O. HOSPITAL - Y*E*S..... We need this hospital so badly.....

**********************************************************************Shelley Marlow

St. Vincent's was the hospital I would go to when anything went wrong with my health. It was areliable place, where you would be treated properly and with respect.

There is something extremely grotesque when luxury housing replaces a vital part of theneighborhood, especially when the vital part is a hospital that served various populations from allwalks of life. The closing of such a positive force in the area is heartbreaking and cruel.

**********************************************************************Paul Hutchinson

St. Vincent's was there for our family and friends when we were sick. Thank God it was there theday our toddler son had a temperature of 107 during that horrible flu season. The pediatric ERwas there to gently treat our kids and answer our questions. As a new parent, I called therecountless times to get my silly questions answered with knowledge, experience and respect.

They never chastized or demeaned me. They always encouraged me to bring my son in if Icontinued to be concerned. I realize St. Vincent's ship has sailed, but the need has not. Wedesperately need a hospital in the Village.


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**********************************************************************Joe E zak

We need a hospital on this site. Thats the most important! If they want to make condos, etc etc,and ALSO make a full service 24 hour ER and admitting and surgery trauma level hospital on

the property, thats fine. Im not interested about the interests of the real estate industry, nor aboutthe nearby neighbors who are worried about loosing their views or their personal real estatevalue. The Hospital is the priority!!!

**********************************************************************Thomas LaRossa

this neighborhood needs a hospital not more condos, duane reade and parking garages

**********************************************************************Fred Hersch

St. Vincent's saved my life three times. It should be there for others.

**********************************************************************DOMINIQUE NAHAS

It is absolutely extraordinary that our elected officials (Bloomberg and Quinn) are diving undertheir desks + seem to be looking the other way while this charade against the public interestcontinues. Is any elected official NOT beholden to real estate interests in the city. Are there nostatesmen and stateswomen in NYC who are willing to fight for the sake of the community'soverall health and for the common good? A full - scale hospital to replace what was lost is

demonstrably demographically credible + responsible. Public policy should reflect that! -D.Nahas 92 Horatio Street

about 19 hours ago**********************************************************************Yvette Beigel

Please reconsider this. Are there not enough condos/coops in NYC?

Thanks,

**********************************************************************Jane Bosveld

Please, we need a hospital! Not condos.


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John Johnson

It's shameful and irresponsible not to have a hospital downtown. Let's make a much neededhospital happen for this site! If Mayor Bloomberg can figure it out how to get the Highline donehe can figure how to get a critically needed hospital back into downtown.

**********************************************************************maggie berkvist

May I suggest ....

The only recently opened (1980's) Coleman & Link buildings should NOT be turned intocondos, but could and SHOULD be quickly renovated and put back into service as the area'surgently needed full service HOSPITAL and trauma center. Thank you

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Eric Li

We need a hospital in the neighborhood. There are many schools and many neighborhoodswithout a hospital. We need one now! Stop worrying about the money and more about thewelfare of the people. We have rights and that is the right to healthcare.

**********************************************************************mary ann mcgonigle

Correct protocol must be followed re: impact studies re: seating in schools, congestion, health,infrastructure.

**********************************************************************Judy Cuttler

My son's life was saved because we got him to the St. Vincent's ER in time when he was a baby.IT IS A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH THAT THE CITY DENY THE RUDIN PLAN ANDOPEN A REAL HOSPITAL AT 12th St. and 7th Avenue.

**********************************************************************Nicholas atkinson

I am a resident of the west village who opposes this development. There is nothing about thisthat. Serves the community, and no hospital services for the existing people, so adding450(!!)Apartments to that is going to add at least 1000 more people who are being denied thereright to basic healthcare. This is so shady and you know it and I will fight you in court with therest of the opponents of this.


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Marguerite Lewitin

The closing of St. Vincents--essentially in the "middle of the night"--i.e. without enough time topermit those who could have raised the money to preserve it as a full service hospital, the time todo so--is one of the more shameful moments in recent political memory.

If any one had any doubt about the stranglehold that the Real Estate Industry has on the politicalclass in this City, this episode should remove it.

We on the lower west side now have NO full service hospital. The first one is Roosevelt on 59thStreet and 9th Avenue. Have you ever tried to cross town from the Village to Beth Israel at 3:00pm in the afternoon?

Lives will be lost!

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Yehudit Moch

Hon. Ms. Burden,You have stopped projects which would not benefit the people of NYC. An emergency room anda hospital are needed for the people of the Lower Westside. I worked in Chelsea with seniors.They depended on St. Vincent's and need a hospital NOW. With Manhattan traffic getting cross-town in times is not a realistic option.Your efforts could make history here.

**********************************************************************Cie Sharp

The village, and the City of New York need a hospital with the professionalism and charitabledrive of St. Vincent's, not another condo development.

Ruby LudwiG

Hon. Amanda M. Burden, Our neighborhood is now without a hospital and emergency room.However, we have many, many condos already built and under construction. If the PlanningCommission agrees with the Rudin plan our neighborhood will have many new condos. Theywill enrich the Rudins but add little to a neighborhood that already is unable to provide space forpublic schools. Most importantly, we will still have no hospital or emergency room. What the

Rudins and North Shore say they will provide is neither. Please do not give away our last hopefor local medical care that will, unlike Rudin/North Shore's plan, give us back a hospital and areal emergency room.

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Allegra Brosco

Please give us back our hospital.Thank you.Allegra Brosco

**********************************************************************Carolyn Cross

The old St Vincent's has been the only hospital in NY that I ever used. I used it while living inChelsea at 2 addresses and from my current address in the West Village. My life was saved thereonce. We need a hospital on the lower west side. St Lukes-Roosevelt is just too far away foremergencies that need immediate hospitalization.

**********************************************************************Monica panzani

I have lived in the West Village for 18 years and in that time my family and I have used St.Vincent's Emergency Room a dozen times. We need another hospital, not more condos!

**********************************************************************Naomi Blindeman

I'm in this part of New York too regularly not to care about the sudden scary lack of a hospital onthe west side of Manhattan. Please: NO CONDOS!

Catherine Perebinossoff

We need a hospital.

Do you understand that there is NO hospital on The West Side of Manhattan from Battery Parkto 59th Street?

**********************************************************************Rosemary Rowley

What we need is health care, not more upscale housing to burden all realdy overburdenedservices.


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Susan Matula

This neighborhood needs (1) a full-service hospital, or (2) a Level 1 Trauma Center. The Rudins'idea of real estate "improvements" to the Village is not wanted. Let the Rudin Organization"develop" a neighborhood that welcomes their plans. WE DO NOT.

**********************************************************************Catherine Boursier

We desperately need a trauma center for the west village. I've been to the other nearby hospitalsemergency rooms recently with my kids and they were totally overwhelmed. The other point isthat the local schools which are considered "good" schools are already overcrowded. There is noway they can accommodate the children of another 450 apartments across the street.

**********************************************************************Roberta Gelb

How many people will have to die in crosstown traffice before the powers that be understand thatwe need a Level 1 Trauma Center?

**********************************************************************Silvia Sanza

We beg you to see the foolishness of allowing the Rudin plan to go forward. We have nohospital! This is the lower west side of Manhattan we are talking about. Think about it, please,and let logic be your guide.

Martha Trowbridge

I am 74 years old and grew up 4 blocks from St. Vincent's Hospital. My father, when he becamevery ill, died there. The Greenwich Village community relied on this hospital for everythingfrom births to deaths and in between. People who live in this area now should not be denied theimportant medical and health care services that this hospital has historically provided.

**********************************************************************Karen Lamberti

This building is another of what the city needs. What the city, the community needs is a health

facility more specifically a hospital.


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Jeff Hest

The only reason I am alive today is because of the speed at which the ambulance scooped me upfrom where I collapsed in front of my building on W. 16th St 5 years ago and the amazingdoctors in the ER of Saint Vincents Hospital who saved me from what they called "the most

massive Pulmonary Embolism they had ever seen on a living person".I certainly would have been DOA by the time I the ambulance could have gotten me to BethIsrael or anywhere else! Condos or a Hospital?You can't be serious!!! PleaseDo not leave so many hundreds of thousands of your fellow NewYorkers unprotected...

**********************************************************************Diane Ellis

The old "administrators" of St. Vincent's and now the Rudins...have ROBBED us of a hospital inlower Manhattan! How can this be allowed to happen? The "stand alone emergency care unit"

they're trying to put in place of a REAL full service hospital is nothing but Band-Aid! Give usthe hospital we deserve...NOT condos!!!

**********************************************************************Larry Littman

Larry LittmanThis community does not need luxury condos. IT NEEDSA HOSPITAL! St. Vincent's was always there for us. The area was zoned for a hospital not forresidential. And if someone needs life-giving medical attention quickly, anambulance ride to another hospital crosstown in heavy traffic may be too late. That patient could

die! Lots of patients could die, DOES HUMAN LIFE MEAN ANYTHING? OR IS IT ONLYREAL ESTATE?

Susan Obrecht

To deny the Village and Lower Manhattan a full functioning hospital is a public health hazardand a disgrace. The Rudin family should be ashamed of their greed, covert manipulations andselfishness in this matter.

**********************************************************************Jay Matlick

The last thing this neighborhood needs is yet another luxury condo. I have lived in GreenwichVillage for most of my life and have realized that the only thing planning commissions andpoliticians think is important is a surfeit of luxury condominiums. How about growing a pair andgiving us a hospital to care for all those people already living in all the existing so-called luxurycondos?


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Roberta Adelman

I have lived in the west village for almost 50years and have seen how slowly the quality of thisarea as a community has been eroded by special interests. Now to replace a hospital with condosis metaphorically and in reality is helping put a nail in the coffin and killing a community.

**********************************************************************Lucinda Franceschini

My husband and I have lived in Greenwich Village for most of our lives and St. Vincent'sHospital had always been there. From the time we were children our families relied on the ERfor serious emergencies, e.g., my brother was knifed in the back as a teen-ager and was saved bythe doctors at St. Vincent's from having a collapsed lung. Members of our family relied on theexcellent care of the hospital when they needed hospitalization. We have an apartment twoblocks from where the hospital was and now that we are retired relied on the presence of such agood hospital close by as we grow older. Any alternative hospital is so far away that in the event

of a serious heart problem or other medical emergency we might well not survive the long trip byambulance. It is unthinkable that such a large area of Manhattan that always relied on having anexcellent hospital available to us should now be deprived of a hospital in favor of luxuryapartments! Please make right the tragedy of the loss of our hospital. Please don't compound itby allowing the Rudin plan to go forward.

Elise A. Tollner

PS 41 sits across the street from where these people intend major demolition and construction togo on for months. How can the City jeopardize the health of these children, already jeopardizedby the loss of our hospital? I would never have believed these things could happen in America.

**********************************************************************Lisa E. Davis

We need a hospital down here, not more unaffordable condos for out-of-towners. A woman onthe 1st floor of this building died 2 months ago in an ambulance on the way to Beth-Israel. Whatcan the City be thinking?

**********************************************************************Romy Ashby

Please help us. This is truly a matter of life and death. We need that hospital. This city will notsuffer without 450 luxury condos on that site. It is already suffering without the hospital. This isa moral issue.

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