New York City, once the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak in the U.S., threw a ticker tape parade in lower Manhattan Wednesday to honor the “hometown heroes” of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Essential workers from the city’s hospitals, emergency departments, schools and hospitality sector rode more than a dozen floats led by Queens nurse Sandra Lindsay, who was named grand marshal. She was the first person in the U.S. to receive the COVID-19 vaccine outside of clinical trials.
“We’ve got a lot to appreciate, because we’re well underway in our recovery. We’ve got a lot to celebrate,” said New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, who rode on a parade float with hospital employees.
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