Manhattan building part-owned by Barbara Corcoran and A-Rod emptied a tenant’s rent-controlled apartment (apart from his piano and pet tortoise) when he was hospitalized with COVID because ‘everyone assumed he’d died’
- Japanese native Ryo Nagaoka, 60, has lived in the East Village apartment for more than 20 years
- He works in midtown, at a noodle restaurant, and lives alone with his pet tortoise, Kame-san, which in English translates to Mr. Tortoise
- In January, he was rushed to the hospital after being found unconscious in his apartment by his super
- He spent two months in hospital and then an out-patient facility being treated for complications
- Nagaoka returned to his apartment on Wednesday and found the locks had been changed
- When he eventually got inside, he found all of his possessions had been thrown out aside from his piano
- Someone had rescued his tortoise andeighbors said they assumed he had died because no one had seen or heard from him for so long
- Now, a GoFundMe page has raised more than $30,000 for him; Barbara Corcoran donated $12,000
By JENNIFER SMITH and RICHARD HARBUS FOR DAILYMAIL.COM
PUBLISHED: 16:19 EDT, 26 March 2021 | UPDATED: 18:12 EDT, 26 March 2021
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I foresee some huge lawsuits.
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