{"id":515130,"date":"2022-11-24T03:07:52","date_gmt":"2022-11-24T00:07:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/giving-thanks-for-a-new-york-city-that-comes-together\/"},"modified":"2022-11-24T03:07:52","modified_gmt":"2022-11-24T00:07:52","slug":"giving-thanks-for-a-new-york-city-that-comes-together","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/giving-thanks-for-a-new-york-city-that-comes-together\/","title":{"rendered":"#Giving thanks for a New York City that comes together"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a4f6d2ad95e0\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a4f6d2ad95e0\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/giving-thanks-for-a-new-york-city-that-comes-together\/#%E2%80%9CGiving_thanks_for_a_New_York_City_that_comes_together%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Giving thanks for a New York City that comes together&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CGiving_thanks_for_a_New_York_City_that_comes_together%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Giving thanks for a New York City that comes together&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>New Yorkers have been pretty beaten down the last two years: The pandemic, rising crime, disorder. People are running for their lives, literally, to Florida.<\/p>\n<p>Yes, the grind of being a New Yorker isn\u2019t easy and you often forget we still live in an amazing city. For all its faults, the best of the best from all over the world still want to live and work here.<\/p>\n<p>I just had one of those experiences that reminded me why New Yorkers are the best of the best \u2014 a reason to give thanks this Thanksgiving.<\/p>\n<p>A few weeks ago, as I left a coffee shop in Midtown on my way to work, I removed a very sentimental ring given to me by my recently deceased father so I could lather my hands with Purell disinfectant.<\/p>\n<p>Holding the ring, a cup of coffee, and the sanitizer was a balancing act. But New Yorkers are supposed to be good at multitasking, right? Not me. The ring slipped right out of my hands. In slow motion I saw a family heirloom dis<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ear into the black hole of a sidewalk grate.<\/p>\n<p>My heart sank and panic set in. I was kneeling on the grate \u2014 frantic \u2014 trying to see if I could even see the ring or lift the metal. As I was growing more hysterical, a few people gathered around me to ask what was wrong.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/Jackie-DeAngelis.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Con Edison workers came to the rescue and opened up the grate to get DeAngelis' heirloom ring.\" class=\"wp-image-24772551\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/Jackie-DeAngelis.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/Jackie-DeAngelis.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/Jackie-DeAngelis.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Con Edison workers came to the rescue and opened up the grate to get DeAngelis\u2019 heirloom ring.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Stephen Yang for the New York Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A mother with a thick Eastern European accent watching me meltdown said she would stay with me until things got sorted out; a teller at a nearby bank who quickly gave me the information for her building\u2019s superintendent who might know who to call to get the grate removed; the super who rolled his eyes in a very New York way when I told him my story but said I need to call Con Ed; and finally, a Con Ed worker named Fred who showed about 30 minutes later pulled open the grate and lowered a ladder down about 40 feet deep, holding it steady as his partner went on the mission.<\/p>\n<p>About sixty seconds came the words: \u201cI got it!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m crying. And the Con Ed guys are bear hugging me. And the mother and the bank teller, now outside to witness a small slice of New York life, also start to cry.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/Jackie-DeAngelis-2.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"The workers refused to take DeAngelis' money and only wanted to help her get the ring from her late father back.\" class=\"wp-image-24772549\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/Jackie-DeAngelis-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/Jackie-DeAngelis-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/Jackie-DeAngelis-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The workers refused to take DeAngelis\u2019 money and only wanted to help her get the ring from her late father back.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Stephen Yang for the New York Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>I reached into my purse, pulled out some cash and told Fred \u201cplease, please take this.\u201d<br \/>\u201cNo, we can\u2019t take it. This is our job. We just really wanted you to have your ring today,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>I know this sounds trite \u2014 but it was New York\u2019s \u201cgorgeous mosaic\u201d at work. That\u2019s the term former mayor David Dinkins used so eloquently to describe the strength of our diversity.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re still a city where strangers are willing to lend out a helping hand to those in need. It\u2019s why New York City will survive.<\/p>\n<p><em>Jackie DeAngelis is a financial correspondent for Fox Business Network.<\/em>\n                        <\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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