New York, a city many says is “never sleep,” is now empty due to the coronavirus epidemic. I was in midtown Manhattan. And I’ve seen something I’ve never seen before.
Grand Central Station / 42nd street
There are no tourists in the city, I have seen very few pedestrians and a few cars only. Even – and here’s the big word – find a parking lot! This is simply unimaginable. This is a must-see, and, of course, for a journalist has a duty to show.
- The FDR Drive (Franklin D. Roosevelt East River Drive) is a 9.68-mile (15.58 km) highway on the east side of New York City.
- On the FDR Drive at the UN Building.
- 1st Avenue – UN Building
- 2nd Avenue (Near the Midtown Tunnel entrance)
- Lexington Ave and 42nd Street Corner
- 5th Avenue – NY Public Library
- 6th Avenue – Bryant Park
- The most popular tourist spot in New York is Times Square. Today is completely blank – view from my car window.
- New York’s tourist center, the TKTS, selling tickets to the Broadway Musicals. It is closed.
- New York’s tourist center, the TKTS, selling tickets to the Broadway Musicals. It is closed.
- The most important tourist destination in Times Square, as it’s almost never seen – empty.
- 42nd Street is a favorite tourist destination.
- The 42nd Street Tourist Favorite Place. Here is the entrance to Madame Tussaud’s.
- Port Authority Bus Terminal
- 8th Avenue
- An empty street in downtown NYC
- The famous Roosevelt Hotel in New York. Favorite hotel for many Hungarian travelers.
- 5th Avenue
- One of the richest streets in the world is 47th Street, where we can only find a closed jewelry store in every house today.
- Closed jewelry store.
- Closed jewelry store.
- 8th Avenue
- The shops are closed
- Shopping is not easy. One of Yonkers’ largest supermarkets – empty shelves. Not typical otherwise.
TomBarat