The song New York, New York sounded in many streets of the American metropolis on Thursday during the ritual in tribute to hospital staff.
Usually New Yorkers clap, bang with spoons or tambourines, or just shout “thank you” from their window, in the evening at 7 p.m., faithful to their ritual of tribute to caregivers mobilized in the face of the pandemic, which conquered the United States after several European countries.
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But the ritual has its variations. Thursday April 16, the volunteer choir of the Peace of Heart had called to sing New York, New York, Frank Sinatra’s homage to this supposedly never-sleeping metropolis, a symbol of urban turmoil silenced for a month. This great classic echoed in some neighborhoods for ten minutes or so, coming from numerous windows and balconies – thousands across the city, according to the number of people who had indicated on the Facebook event page want to participate.
The locals sing New York, New York – AFP
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“It’s an iconic song” with “A real message about getting out of it” choir manager Robert Hornsby told AFP. “There is even a passage that says, ‘Come on you can make it, New York”, And that’s where I think we’re all at. That’s why we chose her […] and if you don’t know the lyrics, you can just pick up the parts you know ”.
This is what Vivian Young and her husband did, out on First Avenue with their two children, to hum this famous tune, and greet, from a distance, friends who had come up to sing on the roof of their building. This daily tribute to caregivers, “It lifts your spirits, it’s something you expect at the end of the day, to change all this bad news”Vivian Young said, smiling behind her mask.
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Her husband Mark says he is convinced that the American economic capital is “Getting by”, citing the latest figures for deaths and declining hospitalizations. Soon “The markets will rebound, people will fight to get a table at the restaurant” he said, before adding: “I hope to be right”.
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The ritual should however continue for a while: if the epidemic appears to have stabilized in New York State, after infecting more than 213,000 people and killing more than 11,500 people, Governor Andrew Cuomo extended the containment measures on Thursday. until May 15.
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