NJ restaurant apologizes after birthday dessert note references wheelchair

Blu on the Hudson in Weehawken, New Jersey, apologized after staff wrote “Happy Birthday Wheelchair” on a guest’s dessert to indicate delivery location. The guest, Antonia Sinibaldi, who uses a wheelchair, said the message was hurtful, while the restaurant insisted it was not meant to offend and was a seating reference. The incident has renewed discussion about disability sensitivity in public spaces.