The coronavirus pandemic has brought out a need, for many, to help others. And, after growing up in the home of a firefighter, a Fond du Lac native was inspired to support first responders in her new city. Empty streets are an unusual sight in New York City. For Fond du Lac native, Emily Shippee, and her boyfriend Charles Rockefeller, who has family ties to Appleton, living in New York City during this pandemic is surreal.
According to Rockefeller, "There's just fewer people on the streets, where people don't rely on cars as much. So, you just literally see a lot fewer people and there's a certain eeriness about that."
But what the couple has noticed is the increase in the number of ambulances on the streets.