Watch CBS News

NYPD Officers Help Cancer Patient Stuck In Traffic, Escort Her Through Gridlock Caused By U.N. General Assembly

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – A woman on her way to get cancer treatment says her angels came in blue uniforms when she got stuck in traffic caused by the U.N. General Assembly.

Gabriela DeMassi says two NYPD officers volunteered to escort her and her parents through Thursday morning's jam to get from Midtown to Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center on the Upper East Side.

cancer escort
(Credit: @gdemass)

The 28-year-old who's fighting cancer a third time, posted a touching note on Instagram thanking her heroes.

She says the officers, whose names she doesn't know, also told her, "you got this."

View CBS News In
CBS News App Open
Chrome Safari Continue
Be the first to know
Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting.