“I wanted to go to Six Flags for like the longest time because I haven't in, like, years,” says 18-year-old Solana Quezada.
Solana Quezada delivers groceries for the Henry Street Settlement, June 29th, 2022Timothy Davis recalls spending last summer mostly in his apartment, taking COVID-19 tests weekly to protect immunocompromised relatives — and hunkering over a laptop doing volunteer work remotely.
Some young New Yorkers are spending their summers working or looking for in-person jobs instead of last year’s remote experiences. Other Gen Z-ers are getting ready for college or traveling again. But having some fun, at last, was on everyone’s agenda.
In between her duties delivering groceries, coaching kids’ soccer programs and tending the community garden, Quezada said she’s making sure she hits up one special place for fun. “Before COVID, we were actually gonna have block parties, and we were gonna have a lot of celebrations because it was around the time where, at least for my age, everyone was turning 16,” Quezada said. “We are two years older, but we're able to celebrate that. And so we're planning on resuming everything from two years ago.”
Sitting on a bench in the LES Skatepark, Jeanelle “Jeanz” Carufel, 24, was eagerly anticipating her first proper New York City summer after moving from Minneapolis to Bed-Stuy last year.
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