Called The Hometown Heroes Parade, the celebration will take place along the Canyon of Heroes in lower Manhattan on July 7—about 16 months after New York City became the nation's first COVID-19 epicenter.
The celebration, called The Hometown Heroes Parade, will take place along the Canyon of Heroes in lower Manhattan on July 7, about 16 months after New York City became the nation's first COVID-19 epicenter.In this April 28, 2020, file photo, doctors, nurses and emergency medical staff of the Brooklyn Hospital Center pose of a picture in Brooklyn, N.Y.MORE: We know vaccines are working against new COVID variants. Now scientists are starting to understand why.
De Blasio said the pandemic's"health care heroes" are"extraordinary and need to be remembered for the ages." "Our first responders, our essential workers, the people who kept us alive, the people who kept the city going no matter what," he said."We are going to hold a parade to honor them, to thank them, to celebrate them."NYU Langone-Long Island honored nurses with 40 or more years of experience with a special celebration in Mineola, New York, May 11, 2021.In this April 9, 2020, file photo, healthcare workers gather in front of St. Francis Hospital in Roslyn, New York.
Ticker tape parades along the Canyon of Heroes are a historical part of New York City. These parades have honored people from Winston Churchill in 1946 to Pope John Paul II in 1979. The most recent ticker tape parade was in 2019 for the U.S. women's national soccer team after they won the World Cup."Ticker tape parades up the Canyon of Heroes, they’ve happened for generations," de Blasio said.
"Floats for health care workers, first responders, educators, municipal workers, transportation workers, grocery and bodega workers, delivery people, you name it. All the essential workers who made it happen," the mayor said."It's a day to celebrate and appreciate the heroes who often go unsung."
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