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North Shore-Long Island Jewish Medical Center, which is set to run the center, said Friday that the proposed clinic is being stalled by demands by former officials of the now-defunct Roman Catholic hospital. These demands include not providing birth control or birth control counseling.

"While North Shore-LIJ will continue to negotiate in good faith with St. Vincent's officials, we cannot acquiesce to unreasonable demands that would place North Shore-LIJ at major financial risk and impose religious criteria on our clinicians," said a spokesman for North Shore-LIJ.

City Council Speaker Christine Quinn said she is outraged with the delay.

"How St. Vincent's is putting in obstacles now after they ran this hospital into the ground, well it's just beyond me," said City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, who represents the area. "And how the state is allowing that to happen and not telling them just to get out of here, forget about that right away, is also beyond me."

Quinn sent a letter to the New York State Department of Health commissioner, asking for his department to get involved. But a DOH spokesperson said that has already been the case, "and negotiations are moving forward to locate an Urgent Care Center in the village with the support of a $9.4 million state grant."

The sides are also at odds over financial terms for the site.

North Shore says St. Vincent's is demanding the lease be backdated to June, and wants the clinic moved quickly after a buyer is found for the space.

North Shore-LIJ had received a $9 million grant from the state to run the center, which would be set up in the former emergency room until permanent space could be found.

Spokespeople for North Shore-LIJ and St. Vincent's said a meeting Friday with St. Vincent's was productive and will hopefully lead to more progress. But, there's still no deal.

West Village residents who spoke with NY1 said they are fed up.

"This whole area, which is devoid of this kind of care, not good. And I hope they can resolve those two issues,” said one resident.

"It's this great resource for the whole entire neighborhood and that it's closed is very frustrating,” said another.

A group of West Village neighbors and former St. Vincent's employees have filed a lawsuit to get more information from the state DOH on the hospital's closure. A court hearing in that case is scheduled for September 8.

A State Health Department spokesperson said the department is actively involved in the process and said, "We are confident that negotiations will be worked out to locate an urgent care center in the St. Vincent's community."

NY1 reached out to St. Vincent's representatives for comment.