SOME PEOPLE ARE CALLING THIS THE HOT-VAX SUMMER. I’m calling it the “I wish more people would GET vaxxed” summer, but that’s a whole other column. I know one thing; the HOT part is accurate. As Neil Simon wrote in Biloxi Blues, “Man it’s hot. It’s like Africa hot. Tarzan couldn’t take this kind of hot.” We’re out here having our HOT-vax summer of ice cream, surfing the Rockaways, and slowly returning to an altered normal. Against all odds, we bounce back. And we do that with the help of our friends and neighbors who give tirelessly of themselves, who go so far above and miles beyond to help the community thrive. People like Rosario Dawson, who has a busy career as an actor, but manages somehow to be a voice for everything from voting rights to empowering young girls and their families through the Lower Eastside Girls Club. So, get out there, safely. Visit a farm, hang ten on a nearby beach, ride the Wonder Wheel, and grab an ice cream cone at one of the amazing scoop shops Downtown.
