Inwood's Fire-Ravaged Dichter Pharmacy Looks to Reopen
January 11, 2012 3:16pm
Lola Cabrera, 29, a cashier at Dichter Pharmacy, paints at the store's new location at 4975 Broadway. The old location was destroyed by a fire last week. (DNAinfo/Trevor Kapp)
By Trevor Kapp
DNAinfo Reporter/Producer
INWOOD — Manny Ramirez gathered with supporters in Inwood Wednesday, just a few blocks away from his where his pharmacy stood before last week's massive three-alarm fire destroyed it along with a row of businesses dear to the community.
With two employees and several warm-hearted residents, Ramirez took the first step in resurrecting the decades-old Dichter Pharmacy at the neighborhood staple's planned new location at 4975 Broadway.
“It’s going to take time, but Inwood says [the community is] gonna come," said Ramirez, who worked at the store for years in the 80s and early 90s before buying it. "And I believe them.”
The group of volunteers gathered about 9 a.m. and got to work. On their hands and knees armed with brooms, paint rollers and tape measures, they inspected the doorway, painted the walls white and tried to figure out the best locations for cabinets and desks.
“It’s the community,” said 19-year-old Janelyn Witkowski, a sophomore at Iona College, who was home for winter break. “No matter who is affected, you have to help out.”
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