A 94-year-old Army veteran is voicing his opinion after he and several other veterans were recently kicked out of their New York nursing home to make room for families seeking asylum.
\nFrank Tammaro says he and several dozen of his fellow residents who once lived at Island Shores Residences on Staten Island, were forced to move after they learned the building was being sold.<\/p>\n
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\nResidents were told it would reopen, but Tammaro says when he asked questions, he was kept in the dark.\u201cThey told us they were restructuring. They never said we were getting migrants,\u201d the 94-year-old said.<\/p>\n
The building\u2019s owner, a non-profit aimed at helping the homeless. intended on selling it to someone who \u201cwould be another senior operator.\u201d But the non-profit, Homes for the Homeless ended up making a deal with the city for asylum seekers to move into the facility.<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t understand it at all,\u201d Barbara Annunziata, Tammaro\u2019s daughter, said.Tammaro called the situation \u201cscary,\u201d referring to the eviction notices and not knowing where he would live.<\/p>\n
He eventually went to live at another facility, but after suffering a fall, his daughter thought it would be best if he lived with her.<\/p>\n
Tammaro admitted he felt \u201cbitter\u201d in the beginning, but he\u2019s currently \u201csatisfied\u201d with his living situation.\u201cI was satisfied where I was until they threw me out,\u201d he told Fox News. \u201cBut making the best of a bad situation, that\u2019s what we\u2019re doing.\u201d<\/p>\n