A state Supreme Court judge on Monday cleared the way for the Mount Sinai Health System to close Beth Israel in Downtown Manhattan, after the move was put on hold for months at the behest of a community coalition seeking to save the hospital. Judge Jeffrey Pearlman dismissed a lawsuit filed in August by a community coalition challenging the closing. Following the judge's decision, Mount Sinai spokesperson Loren Riegelhaupt said the health system would "immediately" begin implementing the closure plan, which was first announced in fall 2023 and was initially planned for July 2024.
