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New York City in the time of COVID

 

I am taking a break from my usual travel blogs to share a little about what New York City looks like as the restriction die to the COVID-19 crisis take effect.

Last Saturday I took a walk through Manhattan's Upper West Side.

s TJ lineThe line outside Trader Joe's

I got to Lincoln Center around 11:00 AM and it was deserted

s LC mets LC plaza

On Tuesday I traveled back to Midtown. My first stop was Grand Central Terminal.

t GC main floor

t GC breaktime

t GC erinErin works at Sweetgrass. "It is crazy, I have gone from serving customers to giving food away"

t GC rachelRachel was on her way to Connecticut to prepare for a Sept. wedding "I hope we will still be able to hold it."

t GC margaritaMargarita and her son were in NYC for medical treatment. They were spending one last day to see the sights before heading home.

t GC malaysiaClara, Leena, Georgina and Amber were visiting from Malaysia.

I walked across 42nd street towards Times Square

t 42nd st42nd Street

t BP pathBryant Park

t BP greenRebuilding the lawn at Bryant Park

Times Square was like a ghost town

t TS chairs

t TS sidewalk 01

t TS steps

t TS afraid

Empty, that is, except for the news crews out for a story

t TS vox

t TS china crew

Along the way there many signs of the times

T sign ashley food

t sign paper source

t signs library

My last stop was at Herald Square

t HS plaza

t HS chairs

t HS film crew

At the end of the day, we can get buried under all of the fear, or we can look for sign of hope, and know that, even as our government drags it feet and does as little as possible, we will get through this.

t HS tree

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  • t 42nd st
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  • t GC breaktime
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  • t GC main floor
  • t GC malaysia
  • t GC margarita
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  • t HS chairs
  • t HS film crew
  • t HS plaza
  • t HS tree
  • T sign ashley food
  • t sign paper source
  • t signs library
  • t TS absurd
  • t TS afraid
  • t TS chairs
  • t TS china crew
  • t TS sidewalk 01
  • t TS steps
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