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Collected Item: “The Daily, "I Forgive You, New York"”

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The Daily, "I Forgive You, New York"

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Podcast

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I remember listening to this episode when it first aired during the peak of the pandemic. I am certain I am not alone in the ways this very raw and heartful lamentation of New York City when the city's fate was uncertain.

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New York City
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podcast
New York Times
The Daily
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https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/24/podcasts/the-daily/poem-new-york-city-virus.html

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Roger Cohen

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2020-04-24
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