Shamsher Wadud used to run a glittering restaurant high above Central Park, Nirvana. Now he is confined to a nursing home that (as columnist James Barron notes) does not lie within the 212 area code. Blame his fall on the poor foundations of New York real estate — and on Mr Wadud’s bad judgment.  

In the tiny half-room the other day, Mr. Wadud talked about wanting to go back to Manhattan, to that different life. “But I cannot figure a way to get the place back, or the restaurant back,” he said. And what with his insurance complications and financial straits, his friends worry that he may have to move to another nursing home.

“The freedom in America in a way is very good,” he said, “but for some it is living hell.”

It must be nice to see his name in the paper, though.

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This entry was posted on Wednesday, January 5th, 2011 at 6:00 pm.