LICH ER stays open as deal with Peebles a ‘whisper away’
Final agreement expected Thursday in Brooklyn court
Attorneys from community groups, SUNY and developer Peebles Corp., the frontrunner to buy Long Island College Hospital (LICH), asked state Supreme Court Justice Johnny Lee Baynes on Wednesday for one more day to resolve a snag in a deal that would keep an free-standing emergency department open on the Cobble Hill site, along with primary and urgent care.
Developer Peebles plans a mixed use development on the LICH campus, and has partnered with Maimonides Medical Center, North Shore-LIJ, and ProHEALTH to deliver health-related services.
Armies of lawyers and LICH advocates have been packing the almost-daily hearings, which will continue on Thursday morning in Downtown Brooklyn.