If time is money, then few would be expected to have more than NYU’s
 Time Keeper. However, when the university’s unofficial human
clock and vigilante crossing guard, known for shouting the countdown
 to classes and directing traffic along University Place, had his wallet mysteriously
 disappear during a visit to Beth Israel Hospital in August, he filed a
 report against the employees of what he calls the “Hospital of Thieves.” 
The Time Keeper claims the hospital’s employees stole his wallet and is now demanding that the hospital pays his medical bills in reparation.

The Time Keeper, born John Votta, was taken to Beth Israel after 
fainting outside of NYU’s Meyer Hall on Saturday, Aug. 4. With the
 assistance of a nearby police officer, an ambulance was called for
 Votta, who specifically requested Beth Israel. “I always go to Beth 
Israel,” said Votta, “but never again.”

Mr. Votta reports that a Beth Israel doctor, who he describes as a
 “bitch,” kept him there from Aug. 4 through Aug. 8 “on spite.” During his stay 
there, at approximately 1PM on Tuesday, Aug. 7, a nurse reportedly 
asked Votta to remove his four watches in preparation for a 
radiological exam. According to Votta, this “run-in” with the nurse was 
not entirely friendly, and he admits to being a bit “hard” with her
 because he didn’t want to remove his watches, which he says he never
 takes off.

Although Votta initially refused to remove his timepieces, he
 voluntarily placed his wallet in the sheets of his hospital bed. At
 approximately 2:37PM, Votta returned to his room to find his bed made
 with new sheets, much to his chagrin. After “yelling” at the hospital 
staff and demanding the location of his missing wallet, Votta was 
reportedly told by a “head nurse” that security would be called to 
investigate the matter, something Votta says never took place. 
According to Votta, Beth Israel is “trying to say that [the nurse] 
wrapped up the sheets, she threw [the wallet] away, it’s in the
 laundry room, nobody found it, it’s lost.” Votta, however, claims that
 he was robbed. His leading suspect? The nurse.

The Time Keeper is currently looking to recruit students to help him
 protest outside of Beth Israel. All interested can speak with him 
directly at the intersection of Washington Place and University Place 
on almost any weekday morning.