Where is Everyone? COVID-19 Shuts Down New York City!

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New York Faces City-Wide Exodus: A Day in the Life of NYC Shutdown

I’ll be telling my grand-kids about this one. In the year 2020, as a new NYC dweller, I quarantined solo for months on end. History was made like never before with a city-wide exodus. Watch the YouTube video below where I take you through the once busy streets of the Big Apple to a widely lonesome neighborhood. Manhattan has never been this solo and quiet. Let’s practice social distance this Saturday!

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Where is Everyone? COVID-19 Shuts Down New York City!
Where is Everyone? COVID-19 Shuts Down New York City!

Coronavirus / COVID-19 has hit New York, and so this Saturday, I'm practicing "social distance". Follow me as I go for a quick walk on Wall St. and show you how people are protecting themselves (i.e. no toilet paper at Duane Reade), and call a friend to talk about what we can do as a community.

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