<p>Lenox Hill–note one N, not two–is in the middle of one of the more expensive areas of Manhattan. You can read about the neighborhood here. <a href=“Lenox Hill - Wikipedia”>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lenox_Hill</a>. It is known for its maternity ward catering to the extremely wealthy. You may remember that it’s where Beyonce gave birth and the hospital allowed Beyonce a lot of special privileges that I doubt many other hospitals would have complied with. <a href=“'Beyonce' rooms for affluent new moms at Lenox Hill Hospital are putting newborns at risk: nurses”>New York News - New York Daily News; It has some sort of affliation with Manhattan Eye Ear and Throat. I don’t know if your D could end up working there as well. Note the hospital’s site says it has “two campuses.” That’s also in a very wealthy, safe neighborhood.</p>
<p>The nearest subway is the 6, one of the safest, but most crowded lines in NYC. The 6 is a local train, which is less convenient. (You can switch to the express at 86 going uptown or 42nd going downtown. Technically, you can switch at 59th but since local and express trains run on different levels there, it doesn’t make sense to do so.) Here are directions. <a href=“http://www.lenoxhillhospital.org/patients.aspx?id=64#public”>http://www.lenoxhillhospital.org/patients.aspx?id=64#public</a> I wouldn’t worry about your D’s safety in the immediate neighborhood. My concern would be where she will be living and how hard it will be to commute. If the hospital is providing housing in the immediate neighborhood, no worries.If she has to find her own housing…well, I think it would be hard to afford housing in that neighborhood. </p>
<p>Metropolitan Hospital is a very different hospital serving a very different population. Translation: it’s a public hospital; Lenox Hill is a private one. Lenox Hill offers valet parking for patients; the idea would be laughable at Metropolitan. 96th and 1st is a perfectly safe neighborhood but it isn’t as wealthy as the one Lenox Hill is in. It’s more of a schlepp to the subway–there’s a reason the Second Avenue subway is being built. She might end up using the buses instead. (First Avenue buses run uptown; Second Avenue, downtown.) Here’s a link to directions. <a href=“Metropolitan Hospital - Patients & Visitors - Map & Directions”>http://www.nyc.gov/html/hhc/mhc/html/patients/map.shtml</a> I suspect that from a learning perspective, this would be a better place. The subway stop at 96th is also on the same line, In the afternoon, it is patrolled by volunteer parents, as this neighborhood has lots and lots of schools. Note that Mt. Sinai is located close by. </p>
<p>One or both of these hospitals may run shuttles for staff, especially if they provide housing. I’d check that too. In fact, I think that one of the most important factors will be if the hospital provides housing and, if so, where that housing is. </p>
<p>Hope that helps some. </p>