An Urban Search & Rescue New York Task Force 1 (NYTF-1) first responder during the rescue and recovery jokingly said that he “couldn’t drink your tonic down here” (referring to soda pop). He asked for Cel Ray soda, a soda only manufactured in Brooklyn, NY. Out of kindness, two volunteers ended up buying a case of the pop for the responder. 

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