Resilient and strong, with a will of steel and a heart of gold, these are the people around me. My New York.
NYC, today, is the epicenter of the Coronavirus epidemic. And what amazing things are happening here! We have come together as a community. At 7pm every day, everyone leans out of their windows and terraces to come together and cheer for those on the front line. We clap, bang drums, shake a leg, ring bells, hoot at the top of our voices, wave at our neighbors and it is one big celebration of the strength of the community we live in.
Nobody needs to be forced or reminded. Each one knows their responsibility to distance, stay indoors and protect ourselves and those around us. Within a matter of days the world changed around us and people who could never imagine staying indoors one whole day have now been home for seven weeks and going strong.
Are we alone? We are together more than we were before! Parent groups and school groups are bringing people together. Children virtually share their creations, proudly showing off recycled materials converted into robots and art. Friends and colleagues check in on each other and everywhere the message is "Take care, stay safe."
As a part of one of the most brilliant investment banks in history, Sep 15, 2008 was one historic experience for me, having been through it first hand at the Seventh Avenue headquarters. That experience shook the very core of the financial markets, but largely left day to day life unchanged.
Since then, these last few weeks have been the most profound for me in New York City. Being in the thick of it, it has been incredible to look at the scale at which the Big Apple is handling this epidemic.
Tall orders on sanitizing the entire subway system every 72 hours to providing three free meals a day to all New Yorkers. Free hotel rooms at Four Seasons for medical professionals and Michelin star restaurant suppliers selling food to locals at wholesale prices. The mighty USNS Comfort sailing past our home docking in the Hudson to help the city expand hospital bed facilities. Tesla setting up in Central Park building ventilators out of spare car parts. And most recently the Marines and Air Force doing an air show to honor medical professionals and those on the Frontline. Right here before our eyes. This has been quite something to witness.
May God keep us and our loved ones safe so in the years to come we may share stories of this unprecedented time and the way it brought people together.
NYC, today, is the epicenter of the Coronavirus epidemic. And what amazing things are happening here! We have come together as a community. At 7pm every day, everyone leans out of their windows and terraces to come together and cheer for those on the front line. We clap, bang drums, shake a leg, ring bells, hoot at the top of our voices, wave at our neighbors and it is one big celebration of the strength of the community we live in.
Nobody needs to be forced or reminded. Each one knows their responsibility to distance, stay indoors and protect ourselves and those around us. Within a matter of days the world changed around us and people who could never imagine staying indoors one whole day have now been home for seven weeks and going strong.
Are we alone? We are together more than we were before! Parent groups and school groups are bringing people together. Children virtually share their creations, proudly showing off recycled materials converted into robots and art. Friends and colleagues check in on each other and everywhere the message is "Take care, stay safe."
As a part of one of the most brilliant investment banks in history, Sep 15, 2008 was one historic experience for me, having been through it first hand at the Seventh Avenue headquarters. That experience shook the very core of the financial markets, but largely left day to day life unchanged.
Since then, these last few weeks have been the most profound for me in New York City. Being in the thick of it, it has been incredible to look at the scale at which the Big Apple is handling this epidemic.
Tall orders on sanitizing the entire subway system every 72 hours to providing three free meals a day to all New Yorkers. Free hotel rooms at Four Seasons for medical professionals and Michelin star restaurant suppliers selling food to locals at wholesale prices. The mighty USNS Comfort sailing past our home docking in the Hudson to help the city expand hospital bed facilities. Tesla setting up in Central Park building ventilators out of spare car parts. And most recently the Marines and Air Force doing an air show to honor medical professionals and those on the Frontline. Right here before our eyes. This has been quite something to witness.
May God keep us and our loved ones safe so in the years to come we may share stories of this unprecedented time and the way it brought people together.
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