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3/18/12 - The Left Forum 2012 (3/16 - 3/18), hosts the panel discussion, "St. Vincent's Meets Occupy Wall Street: Is Health Care the Next Predatory Financial Opportunity for the 1 Percent?" In this excerpt, civil rights lawyer/activist, Yetta Kurland (Coalition for a New Village Hospital), outlines some of the legal issues surrounding the closure of St. Vincent's. Ms. Kurland also recounts the community's organizing efforts and steadfast determination to reinstate a full-service hospital.
Also on the panel are Eileen Dunn, former president of the St. Vincent's Nurses Association and Katie Robbins of Heathcare for the 99%.
Note: On Wednesday, March 28th, 2012, the New York City Council will hold their final meeting--and vote--regarding the Rudin Plan. At stake are the re-zoning changes that will give Bill Rudin, and Rudin Management, the go-ahead to convert the former St. Vincent's campus into luxury condos. Community activists insist that zoning modifications should be contingent upon scrapping any plans for an urgent care center and establishing a full-service hospital and emergency center.
More to come, stay tuned.
In the meantime, please visit our video blog, "Why Are They Closing St. Vincent's Hospital?," for our collected reports and future updates: http://watclosingstvincentshospital.blogspot.com/
Thanks for watching, help spread the word.
Related articles/links:
Healthcare For The 99% - Last Hearing on St. Vincent's Hospital Being Turned into Luxury Condos
http://owshealthcare.wordpress.com/2012/03/04/last-hearing-on-st-vincents-hospital-being-turned-into-luxury-condos/#comments
St. Vincent's Hospital: Timeline of a Crime / March 2010 - March 2012
http://prezi.com/uayvj2uyigms/st-vincents-hospital-timeline-of-a-crime-march-2010-march-2012/
NY1 - Two Years After Closure of St. Vincent's Hospital, Protests Continue
http://manhattan.ny1.com/content/top_stories/157433/two-years-after-closure-of-st--vincent-s-hospital--protests-continue
Seniors Freeze Outside St. Vincent's Demolition Hearings
http://nyulocal.com/on-campus/2012/03/08/seniors-freeze-outside-st-vincents-demolition-hearings/
Donny Moss - Fiasco at City Hall - March 6, 2012 - tinyurl.com/75haym4
BoldProgressNYC - Did Christine Quinn, City Council Deliberately Deny Community Access to Rudin Condo Hearing? http://youtube.com/watch?v=huQSunP0L-Q&feature
Gotham Gazette - Councilpedia - Keeping Track of City Officials
http://councilpedia.org/index.php?title=Councilpedia_Home
DNAinfo.com - Luxury Condos in Former St. Vincent's Building to Hit the Market
http://dnainfo.com/20110926/greenwich-village-soho/luxury-condos-former-st-vincents-building-hit-market
PNHP - Doctors Support Occupy Wall Street Because Wall Street Is Occupying Health Care
http://pnhp.org/ows/index.php
Gotham Gazette - St. Vincent's Highlights Crunch for Hospitals Serving the Poor
http://gothamgazette.com/article/health/20110720/9/3569/
NY Magazine - St. Vincent's is the Lehman Brothers of Hospitals
http://nymag.com/news/features/68991/
Paul Krugman - NY Times - Patients Are Not Consumers
http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/04/20/patients-are-not-consumers/
David Brooks - NY Times - Where Are the Liberals?
http://nytimes.com/2012/01/10/opinion/brooks-where-are-the-liberals.html?_r=1&smid=fb-nytimes&WT.mc_id=OP-E-FB-SM-LIN-WAL-011012-NYT-NA&WT.mc_ev=click
Related sites:
Occupy Together
http://occupytogether.org/
Coalition for a New Village Hospital
http://demandahospital.blogspot.com/
Hands Off St. Vincent's!
http://handsoffstvincents.com
Hands Off St. Vincents Call for a New Hospital (Petition)
http://signon.org/sign/hands-off-st-vincents?source=c.fwd&r_by=19512943/18/12 - The Left Forum 2012 (3/16 - 3/18), hosts the panel discussion, "St.... more
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3/10/12 - The Hedz-Up Report covers Hands Off St. Vincent's hastily organized press conference on the heels of this past Tuesday's tumultuous New York City Council Hearing. The hearing, ostensibly scheduled to solicit final public testimony regarding zoning changes needed for Bill Rudin's luxury condo plan to proceed, was marked by frustration and ineptitude. Approximately two hundred local residents and activists, gathered to present their testimony only to be forced to wait outdoors in freezing temperatures. Those on line, many of them senior citizens, waited as long as two to three hours in order to exercise their right to testify before the Council. One person in line collapsed and had to be treated by an FDNY EMS unit.
Norman Siegel, civil rights attorney and former head of the NY Civil Liberties Union, kicks off the press conference. Other speakers include:
Tom Allon - Democrat and Liberal NYC mayoral candidate, 2013
Miguel Acevedo - President, Tenants' Association, Fulton Houses
Dr. Steve Auerbach - Physicians for a National Health Program
Brad Hoylman - Chair, Community Board 2
Elizabeth Adam - Community resident/activist, Greenwich Village
Shirley Gunson - Community resident/activist, Fulton Houses
Evette Stark-Katz - Community resident/activist, Greenwich Village
More to come, stay tuned.
In the meantime, please visit our video blog, "Why Are They Closing St. Vincent's Hospital?," for our collected reports and future updates: watclosingstvincentshospital.blogspot.com/
Thanks for watching, help spread the word.
Related articles/links:
Healthcare For The 99% - Last Hearing on St. Vincent's Hospital Being Turned into Luxury Condos
https://owshealthcare.wordpress.com/2012/03/04/last-hearing-on-st-vincents-ho...
St. Vincent's Hospital: Timeline of a Crime / March 2010 - March 2012
https://prezi.com/uayvj2uyigms/st-vincents-hospital-timeline-of-a-crime-march...
NY1 - Two Years After Closure of St. Vincent's Hospital, Protests Continue
http://manhattan.ny1.com/content/top_stories/157433/two-years-after-closure-o...
Seniors Freeze Outside St. Vincent's Demolition Hearings
http://nyulocal.com/on-campus/2012/03/08/seniors-freeze-outside-st-vincents-d...
Donny Moss - Fiasco at City Hall - March 6, 2012 - http://tinyurl.com/75haym4
BoldProgressNYC - Did Christine Quinn, City Council Deliberately Deny Community Access to Rudin Condo Hearing? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=huQSunP0L-Q&feature
Gotham Gazette - Councilpedia - Keeping Track of City Officials
http://www.councilpedia.org/index.php?title=Councilpedia_Home
DNAinfo.com - Luxury Condos in Former St. Vincent's Building to Hit the Market
https://dnainfo.com/20110926/greenwich-village-soho/luxury-condos-former-st-v...
PNHP - Doctors Support Occupy Wall Street Because Wall Street Is Occupying Health Care
https://pnhp.org/ows/index.php
Gotham Gazette - St. Vincent's Highlights Crunch for Hospitals Serving the Poor
https://gothamgazette.com/article/health/20110720/9/3569/
NY Magazine - St. Vincent's is the Lehman Brothers of Hospitals
https://nymag.com/news/features/68991/
Paul Krugman - NY Times - Patients Are Not Consumers
https://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/04/20/patients-are-not-consumers/
David Brooks - NY Times - Where Are the Liberals?
https://nytimes.com/2012/01/10/opinion/brooks-where-are-the-liberals.html?_r=...
Related sites:
Occupy Together
https://occupytogether.org/
Coalition for a New Village Hospital
https://demandahospital.blogspot.com/
Hands Off St. Vincent's!
https://handsoffstvincents.com
Hands Off St. Vincents Call for a New Hospital (Petition)
https://signon.org/sign/hands-off-st-vincents?source=c.fwd&r_by=19512943/10/12 - The Hedz-Up Report covers Hands Off St. Vincent's hastily organized... more
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3/10/12 - The Hedz-Up Report covers Hands Off St. Vincent's hastily organized press conference on the heels of this past Tuesday's tumultuous New York City Council Hearing. The hearing, ostensibly scheduled to solicit final public testimony regarding zoning changes needed for Bill Rudin's luxury condo plan to proceed, was marked by frustration and ineptitude. Approximately two hundred local residents and activists, gathered to present their testimony only to be forced to wait outdoors in freezing temperatures. Those on line, many of them senior citizens, waited as long as two to three hours in order to exercise their right to testify before the Council. One person in line collapsed and had to be treated by an FDNY EMS unit.
Norman Siegel, civil rights attorney and former head of the NY Civil Liberties Union, kicks off the press conference. Other speakers include:
Tom Allon - Democrat and Liberal NYC mayoral candidate, 2013
Miguel Acevedo - President, Tenants' Association, Fulton Houses
Dr. Steve Auerbach - Physicians for a National Health Program
Brad Hoylman - Chair, Community Board 2
Elizabeth Adam - Community resident/activist, Greenwich Village
Shirley Gunson - Community resident/activist, Fulton Houses
Evette Stark-Katz - Community resident/activist, Greenwich Village
More to come, stay tuned.
In the meantime, please visit our video blog, "Why Are They Closing St. Vincent's Hospital?," for our collected reports and future updates: https://watclosingstvincentshospital.blogspot.com/
Thanks for watching, help spread the word.
Related articles/links:
Healthcare For The 99% - Last Hearing on St. Vincent's Hospital Being Turned into Luxury Condos
https://owshealthcare.wordpress.com/2012/03/04/last-hearing-on-st-vincents-hospital-being-turned-into-luxury-condos/#comments
St. Vincent's Hospital: Timeline of a Crime / March 2010 - March 2012
https://prezi.com/uayvj2uyigms/st-vincents-hospital-timeline-of-a-crime-march-2010-march-2012/
NY1 - Two Years After Closure of St. Vincent's Hospital, Protests Continue
http://manhattan.ny1.com/content/top_stories/157433/two-years-after-closure-of-st--vincent-s-hospital--protests-continue
Seniors Freeze Outside St. Vincent's Demolition Hearings
http://nyulocal.com/on-campus/2012/03/08/seniors-freeze-outside-st-vincents-demolition-hearings/
Donny Moss - Fiasco at City Hall - March 6, 2012 - http://tinyurl.com/75haym4
BoldProgressNYC - Did Christine Quinn, City Council Deliberately Deny Community Access to Rudin Condo Hearing? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=huQSunP0L-Q&feature
Gotham Gazette - Councilpedia - Keeping Track of City Officials
http://www.councilpedia.org/index.php?title=Councilpedia_Home
DNAinfo.com - Luxury Condos in Former St. Vincent's Building to Hit the Market
https://dnainfo.com/20110926/greenwich-village-soho/luxury-condos-former-st-vincents-building-hit-market
PNHP - Doctors Support Occupy Wall Street Because Wall Street Is Occupying Health Care
https://pnhp.org/ows/index.php
Gotham Gazette - St. Vincent's Highlights Crunch for Hospitals Serving the Poor
https://gothamgazette.com/article/health/20110720/9/3569/
NY Magazine - St. Vincent's is the Lehman Brothers of Hospitals
https://nymag.com/news/features/68991/
Paul Krugman - NY Times - Patients Are Not Consumers
https://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/04/20/patients-are-not-consumers/
David Brooks - NY Times - Where Are the Liberals?
https://nytimes.com/2012/01/10/opinion/brooks-where-are-the-liberals.html?_r=1&smid=fb-nytimes&WT.mc_id=OP-E-FB-SM-LIN-WAL-011012-NYT-NA&WT.mc_ev=click
Related sites:
Occupy Together
https://occupytogether.org/
Coalition for a New Village Hospital
https://demandahospital.blogspot.com/
Hands Off St. Vincent's!
https://handsoffstvincents.com
Hands Off St. Vincents Call for a New Hospital (Petition)
https://signon.org/sign/hands-off-st-vincents?source=c.fwd&r_by=19512943/10/12 - The Hedz-Up Report covers Hands Off St. Vincent's hastily organized... more
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10/26/11 - The Hedz-Up Report covers Occupy Wall Street's, Healthcare for the 99%, as they lead a "March Against the Health Insurance Industry." Coverage picks up at final destination, St. Vincent's Hospital, as local activists from the Coalition for a New Village Hospital and Hands Off St. Vincents!, prepare to greet the marchers and conduct a teach-in.
Real estate developer Bill Rudin, has purchased the hospital property for approximately $260 million and has announced plans to build luxury condominiums. Also planned is an "urgent care center," which activists argue will leave the area without an adequately equipped full-service hospital.
More to come, stay tuned.
In the meantime, please visit our video blog, "Why Are They Closing St. Vincent's Hospital?," for our collected reports and future updates:
http://watclosingstvincentshospital.blogspot.com/
Thanks for watching, help spread the word.
UPDATE:
Healthcare For The 99% - Last Hearing on St. Vincent's Hospital Being Turned into Luxury Condos
Meet: March 6th, 8am
http://owshealthcare.wordpress.com/2012/03/04/last-hearing-on-st-vincents-hos...
St. Vincent's Hospital: Timeline of a Crime / March 2010 - March 2012
http://prezi.com/uayvj2uyigms/st-vincents-hospital-timeline-of-a-crime-march-...
Related articles/links:
Healthcare for the 99% -- Occupy Wall St Working Group
http://owshealthcare.wordpress.com/
Daily Kos - Video of Healthcare for 99%/OWS March in NYC
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2011/10/27/1030581/-Video-of-Healthcare-for-99-...
DNAInfo: Village Hospital Coalition Joins Occupy Wall Street Protesters
http://dnainfo.com/20111003/greenwich-village-soho/village-hospital-coalition...
DNAinfo.com - Luxury Condos in Former St. Vincent's Building to Hit the Market
http://dnainfo.com/20110926/greenwich-village-soho/luxury-condos-former-st-vi...
PNHP - Doctors Support Occupy Wall Street Because Wall Street Is Occupying Health Care
http://www.pnhp.org/ows/index.php
Gotham Gazette - St. Vincent's Highlights Crunch for Hospitals Serving the Poor
http://gothamgazette.com/article/health/20110720/9/3569/
NY Magazine - St. Vincent's is the Lehman Brothers of Hospitals
http://nymag.com/news/features/68991/
Paul Krugman - NY Times - Patients Are Not Consumers
http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/04/20/patients-are-not-consumers/
David Brooks - NY Times - Where Are the Liberals?
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/10/opinion/brooks-where-are-the-liberals.html?...
Related sites:
Occupy Together
http://occupytogether.org/
Coalition for a New Village Hospital
http://demandahospital.blogspot.com/
Hands Off St. Vincent's!
http://handsoffstvincents.com
Hands Off St. Vincents Call for a New Hospital (Petition)
http://signon.org/sign/hands-off-st-vincents?source=c.fwd&r_by=195129410/26/11 - The Hedz-Up Report covers Occupy Wall Street's, Healthcare for the... more
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10/26/11 - The Hedz-Up Report covers Occupy Wall Street's, Healthcare for the 99%, as they lead a "March Against the Healthcare Industry." Coverage picks up at final destination, St. Vincent's Hospital, as local activists from the Coalition for a New Village Hospital and Hands Off St. Vincents!, prepare to greet the marchers and conduct a teach-in.
Real estate developer Bill Rudin, has purchased the hospital property for approximately $260 million and has announced plans to build luxury condominiums. Also planned is an "urgent care center," which activists argue will leave the area without an adequately equipped full-fledged hospital.
More to come, stay tuned.
In the meantime, please visit our video blog, "Why Are They Closing St. Vincent's Hospital?," for our collected reports and future updates:
http://watclosingstvincentshospital.blogspot.com/
Thanks for watching, help spread the word.
Related articles/links:
Healthcare for the 99% -- Occupy Wall St Working Group
http://owshealthcare.wordpress.com/
Daily Kos - Video of Healthcare for 99%/OWS March in NYC
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2011/10/27/1030581/-Video-of-Healthcare-for-99-...
DNAInfo: Village Hospital Coalition Joins Occupy Wall Street Protesters
http://dnainfo.com/20111003/greenwich-village-soho/village-hospital-coalition...
DNAinfo.com - Luxury Condos in Former St. Vincent's Building to Hit the Market
http://dnainfo.com/20110926/greenwich-village-soho/luxury-condos-former-st-vi...
PNHP - Doctors Support Occupy Wall Street Because Wall Street Is Occupying Health Care
http://www.pnhp.org/ows/index.php
Gotham Gazette - St. Vincent's Highlights Crunch for Hospitals Serving the Poor
http://gothamgazette.com/article/health/20110720/9/3569/
NY Magazine - St. Vincent's is the Lehman Brothers of Hospitals
http://nymag.com/news/features/68991/
Paul Krugman - NY Times - Patients Are Not Consumers
http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/04/20/patients-are-not-consumers/
David Brooks - NY Times - Where Are the Liberals?
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/10/opinion/brooks-where-are-the-liberals.html?...
Related sites:
Occupy Together
http://occupytogether.org/
Coalition for a New Village Hospital
http://demandahospital.blogspot.com/
Hands Off St. Vincent's!
http://handsoffstvincents.com10/26/11 - The Hedz-Up Report covers Occupy Wall Street's, Healthcare for the... more
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