▁re called , ▁during ▁this ▁time , ▁att ending ▁a ▁community ▁meeting ▁at ▁St . ▁Vincent ' s ▁Hospital ▁at ▁which ▁he , ▁alone , ▁confront ed ▁Koch ▁ad visor ▁John ▁Lo C ic ero ▁and ▁Carol ▁Gre itzer , ▁Council w oman ▁from ▁New ▁York ▁City ' s ▁Third ▁District ▁where ▁the ▁River ▁Hotel ▁was ▁located . ▁Pet rel is ▁believed ▁Gre itzer ▁was ▁" drag ging ▁her ▁he els ▁on ▁this ▁deal ". ▁Without ▁waiting ▁for ▁the ▁question ▁and ▁answer ▁session , ▁and ▁without ▁fear ▁of ▁arrest , ▁Pet rel is ▁says ▁he ▁" just ▁let ▁them ▁have ▁it ." ▁ ▁Pet rel is ▁also ▁helped ▁organ ize ▁a ▁Lav ender ▁Hill ▁M ob ▁demonstr ation , ▁camp ing ▁over night ▁in ▁a ▁tent ▁outside ▁G rac ie ▁M ansion , ▁to ▁protest ▁the ▁city ' s ▁year - long ▁delay ▁in ▁appro ving ▁the ▁contract ▁and ▁signing ▁the ▁paper work ▁for ▁the ▁River ▁Hotel ▁project . ▁B ahl man ▁believed ▁the ▁protest ▁was ▁instrument al ; ▁the ▁city ▁approved ▁the ▁contract ▁within ▁days . ▁ ▁N amed ▁Ba iley ▁House ▁in ▁honor ▁of ▁the ▁Re ver end ▁M ead ▁Min er ▁Ba iley , ▁one ▁of ▁AR C ' s ▁found ers , ▁the ▁facility ▁finally ▁opened ▁on ▁December ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 1 9 8 6 . ▁Pet rel is ▁was ▁among ▁its ▁first ▁residents . ▁ ▁Lav ender ▁Hill ▁M ob ' s ▁opposition ▁to ▁mand atory ▁A ID S ▁testing ▁ ▁On ▁February ▁ 2 4