Acting Queens Borough President Sharon Lee, in partnership with faith leaders and elected officials, held a Queens Virtual Interfaith Vigil on Tuesday, April 21 for the thousands of lives lost in the epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic, and for the frontline and essential workers upon whom the borough relies. The vigil in its entirety can be viewed above.

Confirmed speakers included:

• 牙買加穆斯林中心的伊瑪目沙姆西·阿裡
• Reverend Dr. John Boyd, II of New Greater Bethel Ministries 
• 聖梅爾教堂的約瑟夫·豐蒂神父
• 承諾教會的本·赫爾牧師 
• 國際阿希姆薩基金會的尼塔·賈因博士
• 林山改革神廟的拉比·馬克·凱撒曼
• 錫克教文化協會的古爾德夫·辛格·康 
• Father Mike Lopez of All Saints Priory Missionary Benedictines of the Poor 
• 拉比·約西·孟德爾松的會眾馬卡內·喬多什 
• 北美印度教聖殿協會的烏瑪·邁索雷卡爾博士
• Venerable Youwang Shih of the International Buddhist Progress Society (Be the Light Video)