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Return to civil servants' office: New York tries to restart after Covid-19

2021-05-07T20:56:13.102Z


SEEN FROM ELSEWHERE - New York Mayor Bill de Blasio recalled 80,000 public servants to the office: "A safety signal and an example for private sector employees."


By Anna Lombardi

(La Repubblica)

 My post-its, chocolates for colleagues, my agenda.

I wonder if the things I left on my desk a year ago are still there.

When I left the office in March 2020, I took nothing with me.

I thought I was going to get back to the scene quickly, but 14 months have passed since.

I am very moved.

Apart from the meetings organized on Zoom, I never spoke to my colleagues again. 

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Nancy Arechigia, 53, her face covered with one of those black masks with the Chanel logo, sold by street vendors on every street corner, arrives at 1 Center Street at 7:50 a.m.

Her badge around her neck and a paper bag containing bagels and coffee in her hand, she points to the window of the social housing department where she works.

It is housed in the Dinkins Municipal Building, the 40-story neoclassical building that, since 1913, has housed the municipal offices and has served as the backdrop for many episodes.

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Source: lefigaro

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