A rare honor. This July 7, New York is organizing a large urban parade to celebrate workers who were on the “front line” in the face of the coronavirus pandemic.
At the end of the morning (American time), the participants will follow the route drawn by the “Canyon of the Heroes”, a route in Manhattan followed by all the similar parades in the history of the city. A not trivial journey since along this open-air monument, plaques commemorate past events that may have celebrated the end of wars, the victory of sports teams or the return to Earth of astronauts. Proof of the important symbolism of the moment.
As the New York branch explains d’NBC, 14 floats representing more than 260 trades will be part of the parade. Among them we will find hospitals, the health system, emergency food, first aid, transport and even city workers. For her part, Sandra Lindsay, a nurse who became the first American to receive a dose of the Pfizer vaccine, will be the “Grand Marshal” of the event, an honorary title.
“New York would not have survived”
“We give workers the respect they deserve,” said Democratic Mayor Bill de Blasio. Everyone is welcome to follow the event in the streets of the city, even if the councilor asks those who have not been vaccinated to respect the wearing of masks and social distancing.
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The chosen one, who will leave office in a few months, is particularly excited by the idea of this celebration. “It really is a time to celebrate. Without these people, New York City would not have survived, ”he explains, proclaiming loud and clear that those who will be honored deserve the status of“ hero ”.
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