CHICAGO: Borough President Adams took a hard line against a proposal to build a nursing home in Superstorm Sandy-ravaged Red Hook, recommending the city not approve it because it would put too many seniors in harms way and doesn’t provide an adequate emergency evacuation plan.
A report says Oxford Nursing Home’s plan to build a $65-million facility with an urgent care center on Conover Street between Sullivan and King streets needs to take a hard look at how tough it would be to move dozens of senior citizens out of harm’s way when another storm the likes of Sandy arrives…..