NYC Transit workers reunite woman with her 25-year-old ring: ‘Extraordinary'
'[It was] such an overwhelming moment for me because this ring has been on my finger for 25 years and has extraordinary emotional value to me,' said 70-year-old Myra Lora, a Bronx resident. 'No words can describe my happiness at being reunited with this ring, and I am so grateful to the New York City Transit workers who returned it to me.'
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On Thursday, Lora and her boyfriend were walking on Lexington Avenue near 103 Street when she removed her glove. That's when her ring came off her finger, according to the MTA.
The gold ring, engraved with the names of her three children, has been hers for 25 years. Luckily, however, it landed on an elevated shelf between spaces in the grate above the sidewalk. Lora and her male companion tried to retrieve it but could not grab it.
They contacted the MTA, and an hour later, New York City Transit Maintenance employees were on the scene.
A video provided by the MTA shows three employees in orange vests sectioning off the area where the ring fell. Lora and her boyfriend are at the scene, thanking the MTA employees for showing up. The employees remove the grate and hand the gold ring to Lora, who has tears in her eyes.
'Thank you very much,' Lora said, tears in her eyes, as she hugged one of the MTA employees.
'I'm so happy we were able to reunite Myra with her most precious jewel. I feel so lucky to experience these moments when these incidents occur, and Myra's graciousness and appreciation made reuniting her with that ring so special.'
NYC Transit Light Maintainer Latasha Goodall.
Matthew Euzarraga is a multimedia journalist from El Paso, Texas. He has covered local news and LGBTQIA topics in the New York City Metro area since 2021. He joined the PIX11 Digital team in 2023. You can see more of his work here.
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