Aug. 3 will be known as “Tony Bennett Day,” to honor the late Italian-American singer, who was a true New Yorker, U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer announced. Bennett, who passed away Friday, was two weeks shy of his 97th birthday. Publicist Sylvia Weiner confirmed Bennett’s death to The Associated Press, saying he died in his hometown of New York. There was no specific cause, but Bennett had been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease in 2016.

Schumer announced the news at Bennett’s Central Park bench, where he told the public that Bennett “personified the American dream and the ‘Greatest Generation’” and the kind of American who makes everyone proud. “Here is a man who sang about his heart while his soul was always here in New York,” said Schumer.