A judge recently lifted a restraining order allowing Mount Sinai to close Beth Israel Hospital, which has served patients in downtown Manhattan since the 1800s. Community advocates, who filed the initial restraining order blocking the closure, have filed an appeal to try to get it restored. ( Photo: Jack Ahern ) Mount Sinai Gets Go Ahead to Close Beth Israel, Community Plaintiffs File Hail Mary Appeal A judge has lifted a restraining order that prevented Mt. Sinai from closing Beth Israel Hospital on E. 16th St. & 1st Ave.,... News 28 Feb 2025 | 05:27