A man wearing a face mask rollerskates through New York City’s deserted Times Square amid the spread of the coronavirus. — dpa/TheNEWS2 via ZUMA Wire/Niyi Fote
The Christmas tree at Rockefeller Center shines into the new year, window displays on Fifth Avenue tempt shoppers with sale offers, and Manhattan’s ice rinks are open – some New York City traditions have persevered despite the coronavirus pandemic.
But these small signs of normalcy can’t conceal the fact that crowds don’t throng the streets as they used to.
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