NEW YORK CITY —
A day after eight people were killed by a man who drove a pickup truck into a Manhattan bike path, it's business as usual in New York City.
Though the site of the attack remained taped off and surrounded by police, New Yorkers, who celebrated Halloween on Tuesday night, went to work and school and even got back on their bikes Wednesday.
"Here I am now. I just rode 14.3 miles from my house," Joe Lepore, a 58-year-old New Yorker, told VOA. "I woke up this morning in defiance. I am not going to be terrorized by terror. I am going to be out here living my life," he said, adding that the incident was "tragic" and he still feels "speechless."
Ashlee Smith, a student at the Bourough of Manhattan Community College, said that living in such a big and iconic city, New Yorkers are always alert and aware of possible threats.
"Not that we expect this kind of thing to happen, but we know that we're a target … so, I think we're always on alert for things that look a little strange," she told VOA.
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