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Hometown Heroes
honored with extravagant ticker tape parade
es, thank you to the doctors, thank you to
the technicians — everybody who made
the hospitals work during the crisis, you
are our heroes. Th ank you,” de Blasio said
as Mount Sinai and other hospital workers
marched past a stage with a sign reading,
“No stopping New York.”
Th e echoing sound of drums, bagpipes,
horns, and musical performances by
more than 10 bands resounded through
the streets as essential workers marched
through Broadway to the delight of thousands
of spectators.
Members of various union groups such
as 32BJ, 1199, NYSNA, as well as mascots
Mr. and Mrs. Met threw their hands in
the air and shouted for joy as they showed
their pride for their heroes. Additionally,
staff members from local medical facilities
such as St. John’s Episcopal Hospital
— the only hospital located on
the Rockaway, Queens peninsula
aiding well over 130,000 residents
that was one of the fi rst hospitals
in Queens County to receive a
COVID-19 patient.
“All right everybody, one
big round of applause for
our hometown heroes,”
de Blasio said, adding,
“Everybody, we love our
hometown heroes!”
Due to the sweltering
91-degree heat, the mayor
modifi ed the event’s
schedule, forgoing
the celebratory
ceremony at City Hall Plaza. However,
that did not stop hundreds upon hundreds
from braving the heat to say thank
you.
A boy calls his nurse mother a hero. The mayor waves to the crowd.
Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney and New York Attorney General Letitia James marched in the
Confetti burst through the air during the Hometown Heroes parade. parade.
A shower of colors surrounded paradegoers.
The crowd roared
and clapped as
essential workers
marched.
/WWW.QNS.COM
