Mamdani Joins NYC Nurses on Hospital Walkout Picket Line

Nurses strike outside Mount Sinai West Hospital in New York on Jan. 12.Photographer: Yuki Iwamura/AP Photo

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By Rainier Harris and Brandon Sapienza

January 11, 2026 at 7:04 PM UTC

Updated on

January 12, 2026 at 3:41 PM UTC

Thousands of nurses at three major hospitals in New York City began to strike on Monday, amid a severe flu season and broader pressures on the US health-care system.

The walkout impacts roughly 15,000 nurses at hospitals including Mount Sinai Medical Center and NewYork-Presbyterian in Manhattan as well as Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx. New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani joined striking nurses on the picket line in Washington Heights.