Establishment and mission The New York Infant Asylum was established in 1865 and initially located at 106th Street in New York City. The asylum was created to care for
foundlings and abandoned children, providing them with shelter and basic needs. In 1871, the asylum expanded its mission to include a lying-in department and childcare training for mothers and moved to 24 Clinton Place. The asylum also opened its first country branch in Flushing in 1872,
Mergers and evolution In 1899, the New York Asylum for Lying-In Women merged into the New York Infant Asylum's lying-in department. This consolidation aimed to streamline and enhance the obstetrical services provided. In 1900, the institution purchased the building at 139 Second Ave previously occupied by the Old Marlon Street Maternity Hospital. In 1910, the New York Infant Asylum combined with the Nursery and Child's Hospital to form the
New York Nursery and Child's Hospital. This institution eventually became part of the New York-Hospital-Cornell Medical Center in 1934, now known as
NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center. == Impact and significance ==