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How One Manhattan Neighborhood Woke Up to Coronavirus

March 13, 2020

These pictures were taken around March 11-12, between 106th Street and 114th Street along Broadway, New York City, when residents were just grappling with how to deal with the then just-starting pandemic.

Hardware store, 114th Street. Merchandising opportunity, seized.

Same place, 7:30 am, well before opening time. Lining up to buy the stuff. Maintaining social distance.

Posted on a building near 106th Street. Wait: Maybe not a good idea to call a mass meeting to discuss the situation…..?

West Side Market, 110th Street. For your safety, workers have individually plastic-wrapped each roll, normally sold loose. For added safety, please use the tongs……that, uh….everyone else is using?