My good friend, talented chef Diego Moya was injured Tuesday, while on a trip to Philadelphia. He is the sweetest, nicest person I know.
Thankfully, he will be able to get coverage through ACA, as his medical bills will be extensive. (Thank You Mr President!)
He is now home in New York, recovering from his injuries with family and friends during this Thanksgiving season.
Please pray for the misguided youth, inflamed with hatred because of Republican policies. They "know not what they do". Draconian cuts in welfare/SNAP/Section 8/Medicaid/Contraception/Education/School meals etc etc by Pennsylvania Republicans and scumbag Gov Corbett empower this!
SAD DETAILS FOLLOW:
My friend Diego Moya a New York chef suffered a broken jaw and nose in a likely 'knockout game' attack in Philadelphia
Police are investigating a vicious attack on a Manhattan chef who was walking alone on Tuesday night when he was allegedly assaulted by a group of six to eight men, all between the ages of 16 and 21.
I spoke to Diego and he says, ‘I'm not well, a lot of swelling and overall pain,’ ‘Should be four weeks until I lose the wires and can eat normally, which is devastating being a chef. Means I can't work.’
Diego Moya, is a thin friendly native of Puerto Rico who is a chef at Mario Batali's Casa Mono. He suffered a broken jaw and nose during the attack Tuesday night.
The beatdown means Diego will be out of work for the next four weeks while his jaw is wired shut so the broken bones can heal.
“I'm not well, a lot of swelling and overall pain. Should be four weeks until I lose the wires and can eat normally, which is devastating being a chef. Means I can't work,” he told ne when I visited him in Queens.
“I feel a bit ashamed about how I look but the overall support is amazing,” he says he DOES NOT blame the attackers.
Diego says he was glad it wasn’t worse. He didn’t suffer a concussion or any internal bleeding from the punishing kicks of his attackers.
“Broken nose in a few places and a fractured jaw. Just want this nightmare to be over and hopefully by shedding more light it won't happen again,”
I find it ironic that, Michael Nutter, mayor of the City of Brotherly Love, held a press conference the day before Diego's attack warning Philly teens of serious consequences if they're caught in a "knockout" attack.
Participants would face a minimal charge of aggravated assault -- but possibly even third-degree murder if caught in an incident where someone was fatally injured, Nutter said.
Well Mr Mayor, talk to your "buddy" Gov Corbett and have him reinate funding for the youts!!
