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36-599: NewYork-Presbyterian Queens , stylized as NewYork-Presbyterian/Queens ( NYP/Q or NYP/Queens ), is a not-for-profit acute care and teaching hospital affiliated with Weill Cornell Medicine in the Flushing neighborhood of Queens in New York City . Formerly operating as Booth Memorial Hospital and New York Hospital Queens (NYHQ) , it is located on the northeast corner of Main Street and Booth Memorial Avenue. The hospital

72-562: A busway restricted to buses and local delivery vehicles . This would allow bus speeds to be maintained during the construction of widened sidewalks. The busway was implemented in 2017, resulted in a 23 percent increase in bus speeds. The southbound traffic restriction was made permanent in 2018. In June 2020, mayor Bill de Blasio announced that the city would test out a northbound busway on Main Street in Downtown Flushing. Almost all Main Street business owners expressed opposition to

108-683: A non-profit hospital in Manhattan operated by the Salvation Army called Booth Memorial Hospital and Medical Center, one of several Salvation Army hospitals around the United States to bear the " Booth Memorial Hospital " name. It was named after Salvation Army founder William Booth . It was originally opened in 1892 as a rescue home for women, particularly unmarried mothers, located at East 123rd Street in East Harlem . After several location changes, it

144-416: A nonprofit corporation (such as a medical foundation ) if they meet certain requirements, including conducting medical research and health education, and providing medical care through a group of 40 or more independent contractor physicians and surgeons. The foundation's board must consist of physician, hospital and local community representatives, with affiliated physicians making up no more than 20 percent of

180-571: Is Flushing–Main Street at Roosevelt Avenue in Downtown Flushing, served by the 7 and <7> ​ trains. The following notable individuals have died at this hospital: Notable former faculty include: Non-profit hospital The hospital industry in the United States includes a mix of ownership forms. Non-profit hospitals are the most common type, but for-profit and government hospitals also play substantial roles. A non-profit hospital, or not-for-profit hospital,

216-488: Is a hospital which is organized as a non-profit corporation. Non-profit hospitals are mostly funded by charity, religion or research/educational funds. Nonprofit hospitals do not pay federal income or state and local property taxes, and in return they benefit the community. The various exemptions given to non-profit hospitals get scrutinized by policymakers, with the argument being whether they provide community benefits that justify forgone government tax revenues. In 2003, of

252-798: Is a hospital which is organized as a non-profit corporation. Based on their charitable purpose and most often affiliated with a religious denomination they are a traditional means of delivering medical care in the United States. Non-profit hospitals are distinct from government owned public hospitals and privately owned for-profit hospitals. There are some exceptions, in California for example, professional medical corporations, University of California hospitals, county hospitals, narcotic treatment programs, some nonprofit organizations such as community clinics, and Knox-Keene-licensed HMOs are allowed to employ physicians directly. California Health & Safety Code section 1206(I) exempts from licensure clinics operated by

288-599: Is located a few blocks away from the northern terminus. The Queens College campus, which also houses Townsend Harris High School and John Bowne High School , is located between Reeves Avenue (near the Long Island Expressway ) and Melbourne Avenue. Archbishop Molloy High School is located at the southern end of Main Street. An Orthodox Jewish girls' high school, Shevach High School, is located on Main Street between 75th Avenue and 75th Road. Several branches of Queens Library are located on Main Street, including

324-671: The Jackie Robinson Parkway , and Queens Boulevard . Near its southern end, two entrance ramps branch off from the center of Main Street, feeding into the southbound Van Wyck. The two one-way spurs of Main Street run for three more blocks before ending in Briarwood , at adjacent intersections with Queens Boulevard. The most congested area of Main Street is at its northern end in Downtown Flushing , between Sanford Avenue and Northern Boulevard . Other congestion points include

360-646: The Long Island Expressway is home to a large Jewish community, including many Orthodox , Ashkenazi , and Bukharan Jews . At the south end of Kew Gardens Hills near Jamaica , Main Street intersects with Union Turnpike and the Grand Central Parkway service road. Westbound Union Turnpike feeds into the Kew Gardens Interchange , connecting to the Grand Central, the Van Wyck Expressway ,

396-571: The Long Island Rail Road overpass, Kissena Boulevard (formerly Jamaica Road) branches off from Main Street at a triangle, before traveling on a parallel course. After passing through Kissena Park , Main Street intersects with the Long Island Expressway north of Queens College . South of Queens College, it intersects with Jewel Avenue near the neighborhood of Pomonok . The stretch of Main Street in Kew Gardens Hills south of

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432-721: The New York Infirmary . The women's rescue home was moved to a wing in the new hospital, called the Perkins Pavilion. Booth Memorial became affiliated with the New York University School of Medicine . In 1992, the hospital was purchased from the Salvation Army by New York Hospital in Manhattan, becoming New York Hospital Queens in May 1993. After New York Hospital merged with Presbyterian Hospital in 1997, it became part of

468-727: The NewYork–Presbyterian Healthcare System . For some time in the 1990s, the hospital managed nearby Flushing Hospital Medical Center , the oldest hospital in the borough, due to financial struggles. After Booth Memorial considered closing the neighbor hospital, the latter was transferred by United States bankruptcy court to Jamaica Hospital in March 1999, and Flushing Hospital emerged from bankruptcy in June 2000. In February 2015, New York–Presbyterian announced plans to assume full control of New York Hospital Queens. On July 1, 2015,

504-524: The Queensboro Bridge , into a replacement. It was dedicated and opened on February 5, 1957. Built at a cost of $ 4.8 million, this modern facility featured 210 beds at the time of its opening. The hospital was accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospitals in 1958. Around this time, North Hempstead Turnpike was renamed Booth Memorial Avenue. The former Manhattan site was purchased by

540-413: The Van Wyck Expressway was opened. In the 1970s, in the wake of the 1976 fiscal crisis , more real estate became available. The area was quickly settled by Chinese and Koreans . By the late 2000s, the area around Main Street was considered a very diverse community. The New York Times compared it to the classical Main Street and contrasted its character against Wall Street in Manhattan . In

576-458: The 17th century as one of Flushing's main roads, Main Street has been lengthened at various points in its existence. Main Street runs relatively north to south with two to three lanes in either direction, and serves as the major road for Flushing, Queens . From the north, it begins at Northern Boulevard in Downtown Flushing , also known as Flushing Chinatown , one of New York City 's largest Asian enclaves. Just south of Roosevelt Avenue and

612-455: The 2010 cuts due to low ridership. Many buses travel through or terminate on the section of Main Street located in Flushing. These buses travel through: And these buses terminate there: Several other buses intersect with the street at other major streets along the route. The Main Street corridor, along with the parallel Kissena / Parsons Boulevard corridor and the 164th Street corridor,

648-652: The 2020s, Downtown Flushing is undergoing rapid gentrification by Chinese transnational entities. The primary public transportation on Main Street is the Q44 bus route, running from the Jamaica Center area through the entire length of Main Street before continuing to the Bronx . In 1999, the Q44 was converted into a limited-stop service, supplemented by Q20A and Q20B local buses running from Jamaica to College Point . Prior to 2010,

684-734: The board's members. It is for these reasons that organizations such as the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center restructured in 1994 to become the Cedars-Sinai Health System, comprising the Cedars-Sinai Medical Care Foundation, Physician-Hospital Organization and Cedars-Sinai Medical Center." Main Street (Queens) Main Street is a major north–south street in the borough of Queens in New York City , extending from Queens Boulevard in Briarwood to Northern Boulevard in Flushing . Created in

720-579: The bus lanes in the Queensboro Hill section of Flushing and in Kew Gardens Hills were dropped from the SBS proposal. However, the Q44 route was approved for SBS conversion in June 2015, and was implemented on November 29, 2015. In October 2016, the New York City Department of Transportation announced that southbound traffic on Main Street between 37th Avenue and 40th Road would be converted to

756-580: The busway in a survey, leading a New York Supreme Court judge to place an injunction in November 2020. In January 2021, the busway was introduced on the northbound lanes of Main Street and Kissena Boulevard between Sanford Avenue and Northern Boulevard. On the New York City Subway , the E , ​ F , and <F> trains of the IND Queens Boulevard Line serve

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792-415: The complex was renamed NewYork–Presbyterian/Queens, making it New York–Presbyterian's first Queens campus and its sixth campus overall. The hospital is located on a large block bound by Main Street , Booth Memorial Avenue, 141st Street, and 56th Avenue. It consists of five multi-story buildings, with a parking lot located across Booth Memorial Avenue. The main entrance and lobby are located on Main Street at

828-474: The facility was approved by Queens Community Board 7 in September 2006, leading to the construction of the current lobby building and a new West Wing building. Groundbreaking on the project took place on February 9, 2007. The West Wing opened in 2010. A new parking garage, either on the current parking lot or on property taken from nearby Kissena Corridor Park , was proposed, but has yet to be constructed. In 2012,

864-491: The hospital installed a half-acre of green roof with funding from the New York City Department of Environmental Protection . In addition to the main facility, several other facilities, including primary and specialty care facilities, are located across Queens, particularly in nearby Flushing and Fresh Meadows . The hospital is served by the Q20A , Q20B , and Q44 SBS buses, which run along Main Street. The closest subway station

900-705: The intersections with the Long Island Expressway; the Union Turnpike/Grand Central Parkway (GCP) interchange, from 73rd Avenue south to the GCP; and its southern terminus, at Queens Boulevard. The growth of the business activity at the core of Downtown Flushing, dominated by the Flushing Chinatown, has continued to flourish despite the COVID-19 pandemic. For much of its early history Main Street

936-447: The now-defunct Q74 bus served the southern portion of the street between 73rd and Reeves Avenues. The route, which ran between Kew Gardens – Union Turnpike station and Queens College, was eliminated in 2010 due to budget cuts within the MTA. The X51 express bus served a portion of the street between Elder Avenue near Kissena Park and Horace Harding Expressway, before being discontinued in

972-416: The roughly 3,900 nonfederal, short-term, acute care general hospitals in the United States, the majority—about 62 percent—were nonprofit. The rest included government hospitals (20 percent) and for-profit hospitals (18 percent). In exchange for tax-exemptions, estimated to total $ 12.6 billion in 2002, nonprofit hospitals are expected to provide community benefits. Courts generally have rejected challenges to

1008-479: The site of the modern Mount Sinai Beth Israel hospital. Groundbreaking ceremonies on the hospital's current location in Queensboro Hill , in Flushing, occurred on June 24, 1954. The Salvation Army moved the hospital due to lack of medical facilities in the burgeoning borough of Queens, and after failing to develop the former New York Orthopedic Hospital in Midtown , on East 59th Street and First Avenue just south of

1044-431: The southwest end of the block, while the emergency entrance is located on Booth Memorial. The only non-hospital structure on the block is a Speedway LLC filling station (formerly branded as a Hess Corporation station) on the northwest corner, which is currently being demolished and turned into a parking lot. In 1999, a major modernization project took place, adding 200 beds to the hospital. A second major expansion of

1080-598: The street at the Briarwood station, where the street intersects with Queens Boulevard and the Van Wyck Expressway . The Downtown Flushing section of the route contains its busiest transit hub, revolving around the Flushing–Main Street terminal for the New York City Subway's 7 and <7> ​ trains at Roosevelt Avenue . The Long Island Rail Road serves the area at its elevated station one block south. Flushing High School

1116-507: The tax-free status of non-profit hospitals by indigent patients who are forced to pay for services on the grounds that the question is a matter for the IRS and that the indigent patients lack standing . In the State of New York, all traditional hospitals must be non-profit by law. Exceptions include outpatient surgery centers which can be for-profit. A non-profit hospital, or not-for-profit hospital,

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1152-517: Was a quiet, small-town street. In the beginning, it did not extend south of the Port Washington Branch of the Long Island Rail Road . The intersection of Main Street and Northern Boulevard, built in the 17th century, is one of the oldest modern intersections in the United States. As of 1891, it continued four blocks south to Franklin Avenue, as another street called Jaggar Avenue. The street

1188-431: Was extended to Cedar Grove Cemetery in 1920. By 1932, Main Street's south end was Reeves Avenue, at the former Spring Hill Golf Club. In 1938, an extension opened to the Grand Central Parkway . By 1940, the areas around Main Street's northern end, near Flushing, were largely developed. Kew Gardens Hills was built around Main Street after World War II . On November 23, 1954, the extension south to Queens Boulevard and

1224-608: Was formed in 1892 as the Rescue Home for Women, becoming known as Booth Memorial Hospital in 1919. The current Queens campus opened in 1957. The NewYork–Presbyterian Healthcare System had assumed control of the Booth Memorial Hospital until 2015, when the NewYork–Presbyterian Hospital , headquartered in Manhattan , assumed control and made the Booth Memorial Hospital a Queens campus. The hospital began as

1260-526: Was moved to 312–20 East 15th Street (also referred to as 314 and 316 East 15th Street) on the East Side in the 1910s in a joint venture with the American Red Cross , when it was officially named Booth Memorial Hospital. It was licensed as a general-care hospital in 1918. The facility was expanded throughout the decade, officially dedicated on March 13, 1919. It was located across from Stuyvesant Square , at

1296-556: Was studied by the NYC Department of Transportation in 2015 for the implementation of Select Bus Service (SBS) between Flushing and Jamaica. This would convert the Q44 route into a bus rapid transit line. As part of the proposal, a bus only lane was proposed for installation on Main Street between Reeves Avenue and Northern Boulevard, as well as on parts of Hillside Avenue and Sutphin Boulevard. After backlash from local businesses,

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