A years-long battle between Lenox Hill Hospital and local residents continues as the hospital says an expansion is needed to modernize, but some residents are suing, claiming the project will disrupt quality of life in the neighborhood.

“It’s kind of the same story weve been saying since day one, five, six years ago, that the size and scale is much too big for the neighborhood,” Stacy Krusch, a board member on the Committee to Protect Our Lenox Hill Neighborhood.

The nonprofit committee are plaintiffs in the lawsuit filed Tuesday against Lenox Hill Hospital’s owner — Northwell Health — the City Council and the Department of City Planning, challenging the plan to expand the hospital with the construction of a new 370-foot tower.

The committee says the City Council’s approval of the zonin

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