New York City Mayor Eric Adams also paid tribute to the more than 45,000 New Yorkers who died from the virus in the years since.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams marked three years since the first recorded death of a New York City resident from COVID-19 on Tuesday.
"COVID-19 devastated our city, our families, and our lives," Mayor Adams said. "Today, as we mark three years since we recorded the loss of the first New Yorker to the pandemic, we pause to recognize the pain the past three years have brought, as well as remember the 45,000 lives lost since March 2020 in our city. Despite being the epicenter of this once-in-a-century pandemic, New Yorkers did what we always do - we got up.
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