Family members of residents found out this week that they would have to make other arrangements once the East Fifth Street home closes, likely in July. The Cabrini Center has another nursing home facility in Westchester.
"My mother is in a wheelchair," said Malanke Savanovic, of Bayside, Queens. "We don't know where to put her."
Joe Torre, who lives nearby in Gramercy, makes daily visits to his mom in the nearby home and now fears he'll have to move her to another borough, further away.
"You need to be in there to see the love in there," he said.
Elizabeth Herring, who lives nearby and whose father lives in the home -- and has spent his whole life on the Lower East Side — vowed to fight the sale of the building.
"This is not over by a long shot, and we are in it for the long haul," she said.
Joanne Floyd said she has not slept since learning the Cabrini Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation in the East Village is closing. Her husband, who has Parkinson's disease, lives in the center.
"I'm overwhelmed, I don't know what to say. It's the most frightening thing I've ever faced," said Floyd. "I can hardly talk. I cared for him at home for four-and-a-half years, he fell, he hit his head and he came here. I've come every day for a year-and-a-half, I didn't miss one day."
There were only two flavors: red velvet and chocolate. I'd go for the red velvet. MELTED!!!!! So I went for chocolate (eh, nothing special). By the time I got to eat it, it was already melted.
There was a good amount of flavors, mind you. And they STAYED frozen to the last bite. Not tonight!
Not to mention, the girl behind the register had quite the grumpy face. Before then, there was a friendly girl that worked the register. This makes me sad. Maybe service went downhill because the employee(s) there don't care about maintaining the store.
Police are searching two suspects wanted for slashing two men in front of the IHOP restaurant on East 14th Street.
The suspects allegedly argued with the two victims, who are in their 20s, on the street outside the IHOP, which opened late last year at 235 E. 14th Street, on March 3 about 6 a.m. The suspects then slashed at both victims with an unknown object before fleeing the scene, police said.
I like this. The Macintosh empowered creative people and gave expression, connection, and life to an entire community that woud otherwise have been ignored by the big computer and software companies. For this we can thank Steve Jobs, and planting a beautiful redwood tree in our park, (that has lost too many trees this year) seems humble and appropriate.
Who the fuck 'authorized' a tree for steve jobs. what the fuck did he do for the East Village that would warrant a tree. - oh wait, under fascism we glorify the corporate heads.
How is Steve Jobs connected to the East Village? Seriously. I want to know.
How about we dedicate the tree to Bob Arihood instead?
