Thousands of defenders of Long Island College Hospital and Interfaith Medical Center, led by New York State Nurses and 1199 SEIU health care workers, held a jazz funeral for Brooklyn health care July 24. They marched and danced across the Brooklyn bridge to oppose the threatened closures. It has been a tumultuous month of dramatic turnabouts, with over a dozen rallies, a number of arrests, one of the hospitals repeatedly declared dead, ambulances diverted, pink slips mailed, and last-minute restraining orders. Photos: Samantha Winslow.
Marchers want to block the threatened closures of Long Island College Hospital and Interfaith Medical Center. Photo: Samantha Winslow.
A band from Musicians Local 802 led the march. Photo: Samantha Winslow.
Coffin props symbolized the death of Brooklyn health care. The borough's 2.5 million residents are already under-served, especially in neighborhoods where working-class people of color live. Photo: Samantha Winslow.
A caravan of 1199 members took part in the funeral procession. Photo: Samantha Winslow.
Photo: Samantha Winslow.
Photo: Samantha Winslow.
Photo: Samantha Winslow.
The march ended in a rally at Foley Square, near City Hall. A dozen were arrested. Photo: Samantha Winslow.