The pandemic has transformed Times Square from among the busiest to one of the most desolate New York City neighborhoods. But the Times Square Alliance says it’s focusing on the future.
Ben Pack, a homeless musician currently living in the doorway of a vacant storefront on Broadway, says he took up residence in Times Square last fall because of the crowds: “380,000 people a day normally hit Times Square,” he said.
Last week, surveying a deserted Times Square from his perch, he shook his head. Before the pandemic, he could earn $80 in a few hours performing with his guitar. Now that the throngs have vanished? “I’ve been getting maybe $6 a day,” Mr. Pack said.
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