Bellevue Hospital folklore and alleged hauntings

Bellevue Hospital Center, a major public hospital in Manhattan founded in the 18th century, has a long documented history as a treatment center for mental illness and as a general hospital. Because of its age and the many deaths that have occurred there over centuries, Bellevue has been the subject of local ghost stories and urban folklore about unexplained phenomena in older parts of its campus. Journalists and folklorists have recorded these stories, which are commonly referenced in discussions of 'haunted' New York sites. Claims of hauntings are anecdotal and remain debated.