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THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED. LEON HARRIS, CNN ANCHOR: New Yorkers, you know, they pride themselves on their resiliency, but they're now facing their stiffest challenge ever. CNN's Maria Hinojosa takes a look at how last week's tragedy has changed but not broken the spirit of New York. (BEGIN VIDEOTAPE) MARIA HINOJOSA, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): New Yorkers are usually grumpy, in a hurry, pushy. Today, we are a city of sadness -- sad faces, sad reminders, sad places. RONNIE DORAN: It's systemic. It's absolutely every part of your body aches. You hurt mentally; you hurt emotionally. I -- personally, I've just had such pains -- bad stomach pains since it started just like perpetual. HINOJOSA: Total strangers comfort one another. A hug means so much more, it seems. BLANCA FELICIANO: Everybody is so sad. They -- excuse me -- it's like you can see in their faces that they really lost somebody. HINOJOSA: Because as much as we would like, we can't seem to move on just yet. Everywhere you turn, it's the missing that stare back at you. UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: You find yourself crying sometimes when you never even expect yourself to be crying. FRED WILLIAMS, NEW YORK POLICE DEPARTMENT: I never thought I would, but once in a while, it gets down deep and grabs a hold of you. But we've got to fight through it and keep going, you know. HINOJOSA: At the playground, the children seem happy, but even here the grimness seeps through. ALAINA CARLUCCI: See, everybody is so subdued, but yet people are so kind, you know. They are -- everyone is walking around and very quiet, not really interacting too much with each other. But, you know, you glance at somebody and somebody gives you a look, and you know you're thinking the same thing, so there's kind of a support. HINOJOSA: It's been a week since the tragedy. The streets are filling up. We walk the streets together, but still our sadness is our own. (on camera): I remember the exact date and time of the first time I smiled since Tuesday. It was Friday for a few seconds. I'm waiting for the next smile, soon, I hope. Maria Hinojosa, CNN, New York. (END VIDEOTAPE) TO ORDER A VIDEO OF THIS TRANSCRIPT, PLEASE CALL 800-CNN-NEWS OR USE OUR SECURE ONLINE ORDER FORM LOCATED AT www.fdch.com.
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