[3][13] It was located across from Stuyvesant Square, at the site of the modern Mount Sinai Beth Israel hospital.

[3] Groundbreaking ceremonies on the hospital's current location in Queensboro Hill, in Flushing, occurred on June 24, 1954.

[14] The Salvation Army moved the hospital due to lack of medical facilities in the burgeoning borough of Queens,[9][10] and after failing to develop the former New York Orthopedic Hospital in Midtown, on East 59th Street and First Avenue just south of the Queensboro Bridge, into a replacement.

[16][17] Built at a cost of $4.8 million, this modern facility featured 210 beds at the time of its opening.

[12] The women's rescue home was moved to a wing in the new hospital, called the Perkins Pavilion.

[22][23] In February 2015, New York–Presbyterian announced plans to assume full control of New York Hospital Queens.

[6][27][28] In 2012, the hospital installed a half-acre of green roof with funding from the New York City Department of Environmental Protection.

[25][33] The closest subway station is Flushing–Main Street at Roosevelt Avenue in Downtown Flushing, served by the 7 and <7>​ trains.