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A COVID Diary – NYC Shutdown

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Times Square, NYC - empty
Times Square, NYC – empty
Lincoln Centre, NYC - empty
Lincoln Centre, NYC – empty
Empty Times Square, NYC
Empty Times Square, NYC
Grand Central NYC
Empty Grand Central
Empty Central Park, New York City
Empty Central Park, New York City March 2020
Grand Central Station empty
Grand central
Grand Central Station, NYC
Grand Central Station, NYC March 2020
Metlife Building, New York City
Metlife Building, New York City
St. Patrick's Cathedral
St. Patrick’s Cathedral
Empty Madison Avenue, NYC
Madison Avenue, NYC
Grand Central station, NYC
Grand Central station, NYC
Rockefeller Centre, NYC
Rockefeller Centre, NYC
Eleanor Roosevelt staying safe
Lunch empty Columbus Circle
Deserted Westside Highway, NYC
Empty Times Square
Lone skater, Times Square
empty New York City
Time Square, NYC
Fifth Avenue, NYC.© Mark O'Toole Not to be used without permission.
Fifth Avenue, NYC. Empty
Lincoln Centre, New York City
Lincoln Centre, New York City. Empty March 2020
Grand Central Station, NYC - Empty
Grand Central Station, NYC – Empty
Times Square, NYC
72nd Street Subway station, NYC
72nd Street Subway station, NYC March 2020

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