Mayor de Blasio's announcement of a July 7 tickertape parade down Broadway to honor health-care workers and first- responders for their service during the pandemic was jeered by the Emergency Medical Service who insist they would rather have pay parity with other uniformed employees.
Mr. de Blasio said at his June 14 press briefing, "No one is ever going to forget the ones we lost and what families are still going through, but we need a day to celebrate the heroism of everyday New Yorkers. A parade you will remember for the rest of your life."
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