Miracles happen – and New York City is proof. The last couple of days have seen one of Savoir Flair’s favorite cities crippled as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, with the eerily quiet streets contradicting its The City That Never Sleeps nickname. It is now an epicenter of the virus, and accounts for roughly five percent of the world’s confirmed cases.
But amidst it all, one couple chose to solidify their commitment in the most unexpected way: alone, on the sidewalk, with one of their friends officiating from his fourth-floor apartment window. And instead of accepting wedding gifts, the newlyweds have now launched an Actors Fund intended to support people in film, theater, television, and music – fields that have been particularly affected by the lockdown in New York. Here’s to more humanity in the face of adversity in the days to come.
