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Jessica Ramos: “A certain governor had closed a bunch of our hospitals in…”

Featuring: Jessica Ramos, Democratic | New York State Senate, District 13

New York City Mayoral Race: Jessica Ramos Discusses Her Candidacy and Vision

Published May 15, 2025 | Video Starts at 10:27

The obvious one being the pandemic. We were the epicenter of the epicenter, my birthplace. Elmhurst Hospital becomes a hospital that's at 237% capacity. Remember, A certain governor had closed a bunch of our hospitals in Queens over the past 25 years. So we were just going above and beyond. We have a community that has a lot of migrants, a lot of families that are doubled up, tripled up. (10:27–10:33)

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Asserts that multiple hospitals in Queens were closed by a governor over the past 25 years.

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