“Start spreading the news, I’m leaving today, I want to be part of it, New York New York” sang the New Yorkers this Thursday from windows, balconies and roofs, making use of the unofficial anthem of the Big Apple, “New York, New York” by Frank Sinatra, to pay tribute to healthcare personnel during the coronavirus pandemic.
A good number of New Yorkers thus joined the initiative promoted by the choir “Peace of Heart”, who performed the song live over the internet and was broadcast on two local radio channels, WKCR (89.9 FM) and WBAI (99.5 FM).
The song started at 19:02 local time (02:02 GMT on Friday) after two minutes of applause that the people of New York City do daily, as in other cities of the world, to thank the health workers your effort and dedication.
While on the residential streets of the Brooklyn y Queens the neighbors went out to the doors of their houses to listen and sing the song, many of the residents of Manhattan, in the absence of open spaces, they danced and sang Sinatra’s mythical verses on top of the rooftops or on the small balconies that form the traditional fire exits.
“We love you New Yorkers! Take care!” an enthusiastic citizen microphone in hand at the end of the song.
“We love New York and we will keep fighting”
On his website, “Peace of Hart”, formed by volunteers, assures that he sings for free in needy communities: “We love New York and we will continue fighting,” they underline.
The initiative’s Facebook profile, which was launched this week, summons New Yorkers to sing live and alone for “essential health workers and workers on the front lines of the battle against the covid-19 pandemic.”
The member of the choir Robert Hornsby He assured that since the initiative was launched, more than 50,000 people They have joined and another 2,000 have pledged to participate.
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“Like members of a choir that sing to bring people together, this is our way of generating a greater sense of community, while maintaining the appropriate physical distance. We can raise our voices meetings in honor of those who put their lives in danger daily to keep us safe and take care of us, “said the choir co-director Andrew Dykeman it’s a statement.
According to the latest figures from Health Department of New York City, the epidenter of the pandemic in the US, already has more than 117,000 infected with coronavirus and about 7,600 deaths.
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