Covid, my friends, was the greatest threat faced in a generation. It was life and death. It was as serious as it gets and it was as scary as it gets. And New York, we had it first and we had it worst, and we were on our own and no one knew what to do. But what did we do? We came together. We stood tall, we stood strong, and we faced the challenge head on. And you know what? (11:31–11:42)
CLAIM
Asserts that New York was the first and worst hit by COVID-19 and faced it independently.
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