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New York, Feb 26 (EFE), (Camera: Alba Vigaray/Jorge Fuentelsaz).- Luis and Alex work at the Addictive Wine and Tapas Bar in New York preparing 250 trays of bolognese for health workers at the Lincoln Hospital in the Bronx. It is part of an initiative by Spanish chef Jose Andres that provides a service for medical workers during the Covid-19 pandemic while doubling up as a business strategy to help restaurants weather the financial hit of coronavirus restrictions. “If there is an emergency, those restaurants are closed, so what better way to put them to use than to serve those who need it,” Andres tells Efe in an interview. In the last month alone, the chef’s NGO World Central Kitchen has offered 16 public hospitals in New York some 30,000 meals per day at a price of $6 to $8 per plate.FOOTAGE OF FOOD PREPARATION AT THE 'ADDICTIVE WINE AND TAPAS' RESTAURANT AND ELMHURST HOSPITAL IN QUEENS, NEW YORK.SOUNDBITES OF:-FRANCISCO DIEZ, OWNER OF 'ADDICTIVE WINE AND TAPAS': "During the pandemic, we closed on March 15. We closed completely because we did not have a take-out service, when people can pick the food up, since the concept of tapas (...) the beauty of it is to eat them at that moment because they come with bread."-GRACE RAMÍREZ, RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COVID-19 RESPONSE IN NEW YORK AT WORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN:"In this specific initiative, all was quite different for us: we were facing a pandemic and, in the beginning, nobody knew what was going.""We have worked with more than 250 restaurants until today. We are really proud to say that we have literally saved over 250 restaurants from closure."-RUSSEL BERMEL, RESPONSIBLE FOR SPECIAL PROJECTS AT WORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN:"We are helping people so they do not have to cook at home and think about what they have to prepare during the day."-ANTHONY JARZEMBOWSKI, ASSOCIATE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AT ELMHURST HOSPITAL.
New York City, Dec 5 (EFE/EPA).- Several stores on New York City's famous Fifth Avenue were decorated with Christmas lights for the holiday season amid the pandemic, while Rockefeller only allows limited public access to its famous Christmas Tree, with special entrances, strict health measures and limited time for tree viewing. (Camera: ALBA VICARAY).B-ROLL OF CHIRSTMAS LIGHTS ALONG THE FIFTH AVENUE IN NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK, US.
Paris (France), Oct 5 (EFE/EPA) - (Camera: Mohammed Badra) French authorities announced on Monday a series of new restrictive measures in Paris and its region, such as closing bars and limiting universities and restaurants, in an attempt to stop the spread of the pandemic. All bars will be closed from Tuesday, when attendance at universities will also be cut in half and restaurants will have to comply with a new, stricter health protocols. FOOTAGE OF BARS AND RESTAURANTS IN PARIS (FRANCE).
New York, Aug 20 (EFE / EPA), (Camera: Alba Vigaray).- The pandemic has left Manhattan streets empty. Without tourists and most offices closed, New York is now wondering if the situation will be temporary or the pandemic will change the city forever.FOOTAGE OF NEW YORK.SOUNDBITES OF MICHAEL HENDRIX, DIRECTOR OF STATE AND LOCAL POLICY AT THE MANHATTAN INSTITUTE.
New York (US), Jul 23 (EFE / EPA), (Camera: Alba Vigaray).- In the Bushwick neighbourhood in New York, a district where the working class and a flourishing community of artists live together, the so-called 'Friendly fridges' with free food have been a great success among locals. The initiative aims to fight food insecurity and help those struggling during the pandemic.FOOTAGE OF NEW YORK'S FRIENDLY FRIDGES WITH FREE FOOD.SOUNDBITES OF:-BRIONNA, ONE OF THE ORGANIZERS:"Our goal is that every street has a fridge, organised by the people who live there so they are responsible for cleaning them, create projects for children from their neighbourhoods so they all get to know each other. This way we are giving more support to the community, especially in these difficult times."-FRANCISCO RAMÍREZ:-"This project...I don't know why...when you are here you feel very good vibes. This has been an icon, an inspiration for many others.""This is the correct way to overcome (the situation) in the community, there's no other way than collaborating, there's no other way than identifying ourselves with the same feeling. We need to get connected and get rid of that education the system gave us, which taught us to divide, to be selfish and have money...and it is thought money is all but it is nothing, it's only a means but it will not give you satisfaction they way we experience it here."-ESTEVE WANG, LOCAL WHO DONATES FOOD.
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