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Collected Item: “Cheering NYC”

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Cheering NYC

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Video Clip

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When the pandemic was at its peak, 7pm was when those who lived in New York City would stick their heads out of their apartments, from which they would sit day after day. Together, we clanged pots and pans in celebration of the frontline workers and honored those who survived, or who had been lost to COVID-19.

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togetherness, celebration, optimism, light, COVID-19, NYC, New York

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AD

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2021-12-16
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