George Floyd protests at Flushing Meadows Corona Park

Grand Gentral Terminal during Coronavirus - Update

Grand Central Terminal in the middle of the pandemic. All non-essential areas have been closed off, such as the retail stores and dining area. Ticket booths are also clsoed off, and tickets must be purchased either through the app or vending machines.

never seen Grand Central so empty in the afternoon

stairs to balcony and dining concourse are closed off

dining concourse is closed off

Ticket booths are all closed, tickets must be purchased at vending machines or through the app.
On board tickets are not available

Metro-North employee health screening area

service advisory

Grand Central market is partially open

retail area is closed off

Zaros

from 42nd St

from 40th St

43rd St and Vanderbilt Ave side entrance is closed

43rd St and Vanderbilt Ave side entrance is closed

Cunningham Park during Coronavirus

Thankfully the number of daily 911 calls has dropped and daily patients arriving to hospitals is also on the decline. However, warm weather is making it very tempting for people to leave the house and head to the parks, especially this past weekend. Little Bay Park was so full the main parking lot (by Fort Totten) was closed off by police, while the second parking lot under Throgs Neck Bridge was overflowing.

Cunningham Park was more manageable. While there were still a lot of people, it was easier to keep distance from other people except for certain walkways, particularly leading to and from the parking lot.

NYPD and NYC Park Rangers were also handing out free face masks to people in various parks around Queens, including here (though this park wasn't listed on the website).

nice 70°F weather in Queens

watching the sun set over the park

barbecue grills are blocked to prevent use

tables have been turned upside down to prevent people from gathering and using them

picnic areas have been roped off

posted signs

another roped off area

NYPD handing out free face masks

NYPD handing out free face masks

tennis courts have been locked

sign posted at tennis courts, though there's too much condensation to read it

bocce ball court is also blocked off

NYC Penn Station during Coronavirus

So the other day emergency calls in NYC topped 7000, breaking a new record yet again.

Below are Penn Station photos from Friday, March 20, 2020 around 6:30pm

NJ Transit area

Rush hour in The Pit

Main Concourse area closed off

Amtrak area

Walkway between ACE Subway and LIRR

Even Starbucks is closed

Bryant Park during Coronavirus

A friend who is a paramedic mentioned that yesterday New York City had around 6500 emergency calls. For comparison, on an average day, NYC gets around 4000-4500 calls. All of the calls my friend responded to yesterday were coronavirus related. All of the patients tested positive for coronavirus. Half of them are now in ICU.

Things will definitely get worse before they get better.

On another note, below are more photos from the city during self-isolation. These photos are from Bryant Park on March 19, 2020 around 6:30pm.

NYPL side

NYPL side

NYPL side, normally filled with people

main lawn, still covered in dirt from the Winter Village skating rink

40th St side

40th St side
Joe's Coffee is closed because of the upcoming lockdown

Bryant Park fountain

Bryant Park fountain

Wafels & Dinges and Bread Bakery, both closed because of the coronavirus

Sixth Avenue during rush hour, normally jammed with cars