The historic building between 13th and 14th streets in Manhattan has made headlines as reports have indicated it might soon be put up for sale.
The New York Eye and Ear Infirmary for Mount Sinai is located at 218 Second Ave.Education Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images
The historic building between 13th and 14th streets in Manhattan, known in part because of its role in the renowned film “The Godfather” when Al Pacino rescues his father, has made headlines asit might soon be put up for sale. And according to the co-director of the cataracts division, Dr.
For most of its history, the infirmary was independently run. In 1999, it became a member of Continuum Health Partners Inc. And then in 2013, Mount Sinai Medical Center merged with Continuum, placing it in charge of the New York Eye and Ear Infirmary. In a press release in 2016 announcing a $500 million dollar investment to its downtown network, Mount Sinai explicitly expressed its commitment to keeping the facility intact when it said, “New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai will be preserved and enhanced.” But Mount Sinai has since been vague with the details of the infirmary’s future, Koplin said in an interview with Gothamist.