![]() ![]() Time will tell but for now it’s at a standstill. There is open and widespread anxiety, especially amongst those in retail and service industries that have shut down. The gamble is that this will pay off in flattening the curve of coronavirus infection rates. There is open and widespread anxiety, especially amongst those in retail and service industries that have shut down as to how they will feed their families in the coming weeks. ![]() The shutdown is both desperately needed and painful at a human level. The sweeps of city shutdowns that COVID-19 has created has come to the shores of New York. And it looks like it will stay that way for a while. There were more police officers at this world famous square today than any tourist. A costumed Disney character kicked a crushed Coke can along the road, maybe from a combination of boredom and an obvious lack of custom. A tourist magnet, attracting over 3,00,000 visitors every day, today the blinking neon signs stood shining for a handful of gawkers. Schools across New York State are now required to conduct a minimum of four lockdown drills in each school year. (Express Photo: Sagar Rajagopal)Īnd then there was Times Square. The shutdown is both desperately needed and painful at a human level, writes Rajagopal. So I decided to jog through Manhattan from our East Village apartment up to the Times Square area through the typically packed midtown business district. Times Square - a tourist magnet, attracting over 3,00,000 visitors every day, today the blinking neon signs stood shining for a handful of gawkers. Living in Manhattan I had seen this part of the city slowly depopulate over the course of the past week as nearly all offices shifted to a work from home model. My wife, my two children and I had been self quarantining for nearly two weeks and I was aching to get out and stretch my legs. The Saturday before the shutdown my curiosity got the better of me. ![]() Many businesses were closed as were schools and tourist attractions, but the rest of the city was open where necessary - supermarkets, any place selling food, take out places, medic. But it wasn't even on lockdown at the height of the pandemic in 2020. The gamble is that the lockdown will pay off in flattening the curve of coronavirus infection rates. After 78 days of coronavirus stay-at-home orders and a death toll larger than all but six countries, New York City begins to reopen Monday. Answer (1 of 8): We can't predict the future. The question is, how it will change this city. As of Sunday night 8pm, the city will largely grind to a halt with a shutdown that permits only essential businesses to stay open and asks everyone to remain indoors except for urgent and essential activities. ![]()
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