Ceremony marks 5 years since start of COVID-19 pandemic: ‘There will always be empty seats at the table’

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Mayor Adams marks 5 years since COVID pandemic by honoring front-line heroes at Elmhurst Hospital

The mayor was at Elmhurst Hospital in Queens on Friday morning to deliver an official proclamation thanking them for their sacrifice during the COVID pandemic.

Ceremony marks 5 years since start of COVID-19 pandemic: ‘There will always be empty seats at the table’

RICHMOND, Va. Five years ago, Virginia reported its first COVID-19 death marking the beginning of a pandemic that would claim the lives of 26,000 people in the Commonwealth. Community members and leaders gathered on Friday at Virginia Union University for a Day of Remembrance.The event included prayers, reflections, and personal stories about the pandemic's impacts on individuals and families. Del. Delores McQuinn (D-Richmond) sponsored legislat…

By Javier Castaño — “In March 2020 the world changed and I want to thank more than 6,000 employees who fought together in this hospital to get ahead and be an example of the best in New York City,” said Helen Arteaga-Landaverde, president and CEO of Elmhurst Hospital in Queens. To this commemoration [...]

Mayor Adams marks 5-year anniversary of first COVID-19 death in NYC with tribute at Elmhurst Hospital – QNS

Mar. 14, 2025 By Shane O’Brien Mayor Eric Adams marked the fifth anniversary of the first confirmed COVID-19 death in the five boroughs of New York City by visiting NYC Health + Hospitals/Elmhurst and paying tribute to city healthcare workers, first responders, essential workers, and the 46,000 New Yorkers who lost their lives during the pandemic. Adams also announced that City Hall and several other municipal buildings would be lit in amber on …

NYC Honors COVID Victims, Frontline Workers on Fifth Anniversary

New York City Mayor Eric Adams honored city health care workers, first responders, essential workers and those who lost their lives to COVID-19 on the fifth anniversary of the first confirmed death in the five boroughs from the global pandemic.