Saturday marks one year since the East Village gas explosion that killed two people and leveled three buildings on 2nd Avenue.
Ceremonies are being held in the neighborhood Saturday to commemorate the blast's victims, Nicholas Figueroa and Moises Locon Yac.
The explosion displaced a number of people, including Mildred Guy, who had lived in a seven-room, rent-regulated apartment in one of the destroyed buildings for nearly 50 years.
She lost everything in the explosion. And — one year later — she still has a hard time coming to the site.
"It sort of came upon me," Guy said. "I was dreading this anniversary, this year. I didn't want to be around. It happend. I'm in a happy place, a good place. I'm going forward."
Guy now lives a few blocks away, in a studio apartment. She was able to rebuild her life after raising nearly $40,000 on a crowdfunding website.
Five people are facing criminal charges in connection with the explosion.