'We needed this boost'- de Blasio welcomes USNS Comfort
"We all watched something absolutely extraordinary, absolutely inspiring. As the USNS Comfort entered New York Harbor, coming here to save the lives of New Yorkers in our hour of need," de Blasio said.
Painted a gleaming white and adorned with giant red crosses, the 1,000-bed USNS Comfort sailed up the Hudson River, accompanied by a flotilla of support ships and helicopters hovering ahead, before docking at a Midtown Manhattan pier.
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and New York state Governor Andrew Cuomo, a prominent public figure in the battle to stop the coronavirus outbreak, were among the dignitaries waiting on the dock when the converted oil tanker arrived at about 11 a.m. EDT.
