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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
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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

Recent Posts

  • Three years and one pandemic later… August 18, 2023
  • The little engine that could August 28, 2021
  • Summer of Firsts July 15, 2021
  • Hope Springs Eternal June 29, 2021
  • Grand Openings and New Beginnings May 26, 2021
  • Homeschooling – RIP & other news April 27, 2021
  • Moderna Man March 24, 2021
  • Voice Call March 20, 2021
  • 500,000 February 23, 2021
  • Tunnel light & moving images January 31, 2021
  • A Pandemic Christmas December 23, 2020
  • Home Schooling – Part II. Lessons learned. December 6, 2020
  • Lines, Q’s & Coups November 25, 2020
  • Banana Republic November 2, 2020
  • Indoor dining NYC

    Summer of Firsts

    July 15, 2021 /

    For a millisecond, who didn't wonder last March if this was the beginning of an extinction event? How else could you get over 8 million New Yorkers to stay indoors for so long? ...

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  • Grand Openings and New Beginnings

    May 26, 2021 /

    July 1st sees the full re-opening of New York. For those of us who live here, it already feels like a new beginning. Almost everything is open. The only thing I can’t do is work in my office. I joined my company during the pandemic, so I’ve never actually met any of my new colleagues in person. But at this point, I’m “zoomed” out, so I’d relish a few optional days in the office later this year. An additional bonus includes finally discarding my mask since, per the CDC’s guidance, I’m fully vaccinated. Which couldn’t have come sooner. Because of the masks, I developed an unusual condition that felt like…

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    April 27, 2021
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    In stillness, there is life: Running through a COVID-quieted New York City

    June 20, 2020 /

    With the world now on pause, COVID’s timeout has given me a beautiful running experience I thought I’d never have. The world may have been on hold, but that didn’t mean I needed to be.

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    March 29, 2020 /

    Day 11 – I’ve decided to combine my running with my documentarian side. For those who didn’t know, I used to be a filmmaker back in the day. Nothing of which I’m confident you’ve seen. But I can assure you, no animals or children were harmed in the process (according to IMDB). Hypersensitive to social distancing, I find running on rainy days to be the most appropriate. Less people out and amateur runners stay home. I’ve not experienced an urban run as exhilarating and strange as this. I could run on the roads and paths unfettered by throngs of thousands blocking my way. It felt like I was running in…

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