LICH tumult deepens as SUNY moves on to second bidder
Long Island College Hospital deal faces litigation
The uproar surrounding SUNY’s sale of Long Island College Hospital (LICH) in Cobble Hill, Brooklyn became more pronounced this week with SUNY’s rejection of the first-place bidder, Brooklyn Health Partners Development Corp (BHP) on Monday.
BHP plans to sue SUNY, and local community groups and doctors said they were “carefully weighing” their legal options.
SUNY said in a statement on Monday that after “good faith negotiations” it was “unable to execute a satisfactory contract agreement” with BHP. SUNY was expected to meet second-place bidder Peebles Development Corp. on Tuesday afternoon.