New Yorkers took to the streets to celebrate pandemic first-responders and essential workers at the Hometown Heroes Ticker-Tape Parade in Lower Manhattan.
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Spectators hold placards and wave as participants march during a ‘Hometown Heroes ticker tape parade’ honouring frontline workers of the Covid-19 pandemic, in Manhattan, New York on July 7, 2021. (Photo by Ed JONES / AFP) (Photo by ED JONES/AFP via Getty Images).
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Confetti falls onto the ground as hundreds of police, fire, hospital and other first responder workers and essential workers participate in a ticker tape parade along the Canyon of Heroes to honor the workers who helped navigate New York through Covid-19 on July 07, 2021 in New York City. Sandra Lindsay, a Queens nurse who was the first American to receive Pfizer’s vaccine in December, will serve as the grand marshal. Over 40,000 New Yorkers died in the pandemic. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
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Sandra Lindsay, the first person in the United States to receive the Covid-19 vaccination, waves during a ‘Hometown Heroes ticker-tape parade’ honoring frontline workers of the Covid-19 pandemic, in Manhattan, New York on July 7, 2021. (Photo by Ed JONES / AFP) (Photo by ED JONES/AFP via Getty Images).
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Participants march during a ‘Hometown Heroes ticker-tape parade honoring frontline workers of the Covid-19 pandemic, in Manhattan, New York on July 7, 2021. (Photo by Ed JONES / AFP) (Photo by ED JONES/AFP via Getty Images).
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NBC New York anchors, Natalie Pasquarella and Adam Kuperstein, play in confetti during the “Hometown Heroes” ticker-tape parade along the “Canyon of Heroes” in Lower Manhattan on July 07, 2021 in New York City. (Photo by Alexi Rosenfeld/Getty Images).
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Mr. Met and Mrs. Met attend the “Hometown Heroes” Ticker-Tape Parade on July 07, 2021 in New York, New York. (Photo by Cindy Ord/Getty Images).
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Brooklyn Borough President, Eric Adams, attends the “Hometown Heroes” ticker-tape parade on July 07, 2021 in New York, New York. (Photo by Taylor Hill/Getty Images).
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Republican nominee for the 2021 New York City mayoral election Curtis Sliwa attends the “Hometown Heroes” Ticker-Tape Parade on July 07, 2021 in New York, New York. (Photo by Cindy Ord/Getty Images).
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Mayor of New York City Bill de Blasio attends the “Hometown Heroes” Ticker-Tape Parade on July 07, 2021 in New York City. (Photo by Noam Galai/Getty Images).
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The US Navy marching band marches in the “Hometown Heroes” ticker-tape parade along the “Canyon of Heroes” in Lower Manhattan on July 07, 2021 in New York City. (Photo by Alexi Rosenfeld/Getty Images).
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Overview of NYC’s ticker-tape parade honoring essential workers.
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Mayor Bill de Blasio on a float during the ticker-tape parade honoring essential workers in New York City.
