Posted on February 29, 2016 by Sally Goldenberg in Politico New York Politico New York, By Sally Goldenberg For two years and three months, the only fresh air Steve Mancuso managed to breathe came from an open window in his small, second-floor walk-up in Queens. Mancuso had a bad fall on a wet bathroom floor. He developed an infection and 16 months later, in May 2012, his right leg was amputated below the knee.