See photographs of an eerily empty New York City during lockdown, compiled for a new book:
On March 20th, 2020, New York’s then-governor Andrew Cuomo issued a “stay-at-home order” requiring residents to confine themselves to their homes in an effort to curb the rapidly spreading Covid-19 virus. At the time, most people had never heard the phrase before, but it soon became part of our collective vocabulary along with “social distancing” and “mask mandate.”
Within hours of Cuomo’s announcement, it seemed like the city that never sleeps was finally going to bed. Streets once clogged with yellow taxis, dog walkers, tourists, and commuters emptied as if by magic; the neon lights of bars and bodegas shut off; and the only real noise came from well-wishing neighbors clanging pots and pans at 7 p.m. to thank essential workers for their service.
“I felt compelled to create this book as a historical document from a very different time, a memory of something that shouldn’t be forgotten,” Bennet wrote in the introduction. “I want this book to honor everyone who lost someone or were impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.”
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