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Thanks to the kindness of MTA employees, a Bronx woman who dropped her beloved and sentimental rings onto the metro grate on the sidewalk, is reunited with a precious gem.
“This is a very overwhelming moment for me because this ring has been on my finger for 25 years and has an extraordinary emotional value for me,” said Meira Lora. MTA Press Release.
“I can't explain my happiness with this ring and reunion, and I'm very grateful to the New York City traffic workers who gave it back to me.”
70-year-old Lora wore an 18-carat gold ring with names of her three children engraved for two and a half years.
It landed on an elevated shelf between the grate spaces, but they warned the MTA as Lora and her boyfriend couldn't get it back.
An hour later, a New York City transit maintenance employee was there to help. MTA posted on YouTube.
The trio of workers then removed the grate and MTA employee Latasha Goodall ceremonially picked up the ring and showed it to the crowd who were smiling and proudly taking the photo.
The employee then placed the ring on Lora's finger and said, “Hold me,” but the pair hugged him, and Lora said visibly emotionally.
“I'm so happy to be able to meet again [Mayra] With her most precious gem,” Goodall said in the release.
“I feel very fortunate to experience these moments when these incidents occur. [Mayra’s] Elegance and gratitude made her reunite in that ring with something very special. ”
“This is another example of employees going beyond that for New Yorkers,” added Demetrius Criklau, president of NYC Transit.
“We all look at platform controllers, conductors, bus operators, but there are a lot of people behind the scenes. We're not always looking at who keeps the city running and caring about New Yorkers. ”
