Every day, I stop by Tito’s fruit cart on 86th Street after picking my son up from school. “You from India? I’m from Egypt. I love Shah Rukh Khan,” he says, referring to the Bollywood actor. “And I love Nawal El Saadawi,” I reply, referring to the Egyptian feminist writer, activist and physician. “Try these yellow dates. They are good for your health,” he insists. My son and I missed him this summer. I wondered if he would recognize us without masks. I bought some dates. He thanked me with a familiar, affectionate smile. I think he missed us too! — Shubhangi Garg Mehrotra

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