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Vladimir Brovarnik speaks with NBC News, Friday, March 4, 2022, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. Brovarnik escaped with his mother and siblings to Yerevan, Armenia, from Kyiv where he was born when the Holocaust began in 1941. He has one relativ

Vladimir Brovarnik speaks with NBC News, Friday, March 4, 2022, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. Brovarnik escaped with his mother and siblings to Yerevan, Armenia, from Kyiv where he was born when the Holocaust began in 1941. He has one relative left in Kyiv, but he has lost contact with her because of the internet outages. The war terrifies him and breaks his heart because it feels like a family tearing itself apart with the shared culture, language, and history between Ukraine and Russia. Julius Constantine Motal/NBC News
Saroj Goyal helps customers inside Dress Shoppe II, Thursday, Nov. 4, 2021 in New York. Saroj opened the shop with her late husband, Purushottam Goyal, in 1977. Saroj has run the shop full time since her husband's death in 2019 and said she is bein

Saroj Goyal helps customers inside Dress Shoppe II, Thursday, Nov. 4, 2021 in New York. Saroj opened the shop with her late husband, Purushottam Goyal, in 1977. Saroj has run the shop full time since her husband's death in 2019 and said she is being forced out by the landlord who wants to hike the rent. Julius Constantine Motal/NBC News
Serena and Venus Williams share a moment together before a panel discussion at Lotte New York Palace, Thursday, Aug. 25, 2022, in New York. Julius Constantine Motal/TODAY

Serena and Venus Williams share a moment together before a panel discussion at Lotte New York Palace, Thursday, Aug. 25, 2022, in New York. Julius Constantine Motal/TODAY
Anastasia Korolyk, right, hugs her friend and classmate Yulia Holiyat, who started crying after she talked about the war in Ukraine, at the Self-Reliance Saturday School of Ukrainian Studies in Saturday, Feb. 26, 2022, in New York. Julius Constantin

Anastasia Korolyk, right, hugs her friend and classmate Yulia Holiyat, who started crying after she talked about the war in Ukraine, at the Self-Reliance Saturday School of Ukrainian Studies in Saturday, Feb. 26, 2022, in New York. Julius Constantine Motal/NBC News
David Lim poses for a portrait on Saturday, Sept. 4, 2021, on Long Island, N.Y. Lim is 34-year veteran of the Port Authority Police Department, and he survived the collapse of the North Tower on Sept. 11, 2001. Julius Constantine Motal/TODAY

David Lim poses for a portrait on Saturday, Sept. 4, 2021, on Long Island, N.Y. Lim is 34-year veteran of the Port Authority Police Department, and he survived the collapse of the North Tower on Sept. 11, 2001. Julius Constantine Motal/TODAY
Archbishop Elpidophoros, center left, and Metropolitan Augoustinos of Germany, center right, walk toward the Archdiocesan Cathedral of the Holy Trinity for Elpidophoros’ enthronement ceremony as the new archbishop for America as young girls throw fl

Archbishop Elpidophoros, center left, and Metropolitan Augoustinos of Germany, center right, walk toward the Archdiocesan Cathedral of the Holy Trinity for Elpidophoros’ enthronement ceremony as the new archbishop for America as young girls throw flower petals, Saturday June 22, 2019, in New York. Elpidophoros is the seventh archbishop for America for the Greek Orthodox Church. (AP Photo/Julius Constantine Motal)

For the Associated Press
Michael Coppola sings "Let It Go" during a voice lesson at Trinity Lower East Side Lutheran Parish, Saturday, May 28, 2022, in New York. A gay teenager who uses “he” and “they” pronouns, Michael has faced intense bullying at school since 2017. Juliu

Michael Coppola sings "Let It Go" during a voice lesson at Trinity Lower East Side Lutheran Parish, Saturday, May 28, 2022, in New York. A gay teenager who uses “he” and “they” pronouns, Michael has faced intense bullying at school since 2017. Julius Constantine Motal/NBC News
West Point cadets listen to Vice President Mike Pence deliver the graduation address during graduation ceremonies at the United States Military Academy, Saturday, May 25, 2019, in West Point, N.Y. (AP Photo/Julius Constantine Motal)

West Point cadets listen to Vice President Mike Pence deliver the graduation address during graduation ceremonies at the United States Military Academy, Saturday, May 25, 2019, in West Point, N.Y. (AP Photo/Julius Constantine Motal)
Dr. Ruth Westheimer poses for a portrait in her Hudson Heights apartment, Thursday, Jan. 14, 2020, in New York. Julius Constantine Motal/The Riverdale Press

Dr. Ruth Westheimer poses for a portrait in her Hudson Heights apartment, Thursday, Jan. 14, 2020, in New York. Julius Constantine Motal/The Riverdale Press
Tibbett Diner stands as a promise of a warm meal during the first snow of the season, Thursday, Nov. 15, 2018, in the Bronx borough of New York. Julius Constantine Motal/The Riverdale Press

Tibbett Diner stands as a promise of a warm meal during the first snow of the season, Thursday, Nov. 15, 2018, in the Bronx borough of New York. Julius Constantine Motal/The Riverdale Press
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Vladimir Brovarnik speaks with NBC News, Friday, March 4, 2022, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. Brovarnik escaped with his mother and siblings to Yerevan, Armenia, from Kyiv where he was born when the Holocaust began in 1941. He has one relative left in Kyiv, but he has lost contact with her because of the internet outages. The war terrifies him and breaks his heart because it feels like a family tearing itself apart with the shared culture, language, and history between Ukraine and Russia. Julius Constantine Motal/NBC News

Saroj Goyal helps customers inside Dress Shoppe II, Thursday, Nov. 4, 2021 in New York. Saroj opened the shop with her late husband, Purushottam Goyal, in 1977. Saroj has run the shop full time since her husband's death in 2019 and said she is being forced out by the landlord who wants to hike the rent. Julius Constantine Motal/NBC News

Serena and Venus Williams share a moment together before a panel discussion at Lotte New York Palace, Thursday, Aug. 25, 2022, in New York. Julius Constantine Motal/TODAY

Anastasia Korolyk, right, hugs her friend and classmate Yulia Holiyat, who started crying after she talked about the war in Ukraine, at the Self-Reliance Saturday School of Ukrainian Studies in Saturday, Feb. 26, 2022, in New York. Julius Constantine Motal/NBC News

David Lim poses for a portrait on Saturday, Sept. 4, 2021, on Long Island, N.Y. Lim is 34-year veteran of the Port Authority Police Department, and he survived the collapse of the North Tower on Sept. 11, 2001. Julius Constantine Motal/TODAY

Archbishop Elpidophoros, center left, and Metropolitan Augoustinos of Germany, center right, walk toward the Archdiocesan Cathedral of the Holy Trinity for Elpidophoros’ enthronement ceremony as the new archbishop for America as young girls throw flower petals, Saturday June 22, 2019, in New York. Elpidophoros is the seventh archbishop for America for the Greek Orthodox Church. (AP Photo/Julius Constantine Motal)

For the Associated Press

Michael Coppola sings "Let It Go" during a voice lesson at Trinity Lower East Side Lutheran Parish, Saturday, May 28, 2022, in New York. A gay teenager who uses “he” and “they” pronouns, Michael has faced intense bullying at school since 2017. Julius Constantine Motal/NBC News

West Point cadets listen to Vice President Mike Pence deliver the graduation address during graduation ceremonies at the United States Military Academy, Saturday, May 25, 2019, in West Point, N.Y. (AP Photo/Julius Constantine Motal)

Dr. Ruth Westheimer poses for a portrait in her Hudson Heights apartment, Thursday, Jan. 14, 2020, in New York. Julius Constantine Motal/The Riverdale Press

Tibbett Diner stands as a promise of a warm meal during the first snow of the season, Thursday, Nov. 15, 2018, in the Bronx borough of New York. Julius Constantine Motal/The Riverdale Press
Vladimir Brovarnik speaks with NBC News, Friday, March 4, 2022, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. Brovarnik escaped with his mother and siblings to Yerevan, Armenia, from Kyiv where he was born when the Holocaust began in 1941. He has one relativ
Saroj Goyal helps customers inside Dress Shoppe II, Thursday, Nov. 4, 2021 in New York. Saroj opened the shop with her late husband, Purushottam Goyal, in 1977. Saroj has run the shop full time since her husband's death in 2019 and said she is bein
Serena and Venus Williams share a moment together before a panel discussion at Lotte New York Palace, Thursday, Aug. 25, 2022, in New York. Julius Constantine Motal/TODAY
Anastasia Korolyk, right, hugs her friend and classmate Yulia Holiyat, who started crying after she talked about the war in Ukraine, at the Self-Reliance Saturday School of Ukrainian Studies in Saturday, Feb. 26, 2022, in New York. Julius Constantin
David Lim poses for a portrait on Saturday, Sept. 4, 2021, on Long Island, N.Y. Lim is 34-year veteran of the Port Authority Police Department, and he survived the collapse of the North Tower on Sept. 11, 2001. Julius Constantine Motal/TODAY
Archbishop Elpidophoros, center left, and Metropolitan Augoustinos of Germany, center right, walk toward the Archdiocesan Cathedral of the Holy Trinity for Elpidophoros’ enthronement ceremony as the new archbishop for America as young girls throw fl
Michael Coppola sings "Let It Go" during a voice lesson at Trinity Lower East Side Lutheran Parish, Saturday, May 28, 2022, in New York. A gay teenager who uses “he” and “they” pronouns, Michael has faced intense bullying at school since 2017. Juliu
West Point cadets listen to Vice President Mike Pence deliver the graduation address during graduation ceremonies at the United States Military Academy, Saturday, May 25, 2019, in West Point, N.Y. (AP Photo/Julius Constantine Motal)
Dr. Ruth Westheimer poses for a portrait in her Hudson Heights apartment, Thursday, Jan. 14, 2020, in New York. Julius Constantine Motal/The Riverdale Press
Tibbett Diner stands as a promise of a warm meal during the first snow of the season, Thursday, Nov. 15, 2018, in the Bronx borough of New York. Julius Constantine Motal/The Riverdale Press