Lenox Hill Hospital expansion plan roils locals, promises benefits for others

Lenox Hill Hospital expansion plan roils locals, promises benefits for others

New York City’s Planning Commission, which votes on whether to approve applications for special construction projects, is supporting Lenox Hill Hospital’s expansion plans, which Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine is backing. Even though Community Board 8 voted against it, support for Northwell Health’s proposed expansion of Lenox Hill Hospital (LHH) appears to be facing only one final hurdle: a City Council hearing and vote.  Yet Upper East…