Collected Item: “An Empty Street of Times Square”
Give your story a title.
An Empty Street of Times Square
What sort of object is this: text story, photograph, video, audio interview, screenshot, drawing, meme, etc.?
photograph, screenshot, photo, empty, Times Square, times square
Tell us a story; share your experience. Describe what the object or story you've uploaded says about the pandemic, and/or why what you've submitted is important to you.
This photo was taken in Times Square during the early stages of the Covid-19 pandemic. As someone who lives near the always bustling square, it broke my heart to see it so depressing and empty. This pandemic has prompted the question of whether city life will be able to survive Covid-19. Seeing the city so lifeless made me realize how reliant on tourism New York City is. All of the iconic activities that New York is known for, going to restaurants, museums, broadway shows, all had been canceled. However, despite the difficulties, the city maintained a positive attitude, with motivational messages to frontline workers and medical professionals displayed throughout Times Square.
Use one-word hashtags (separated by commas) to describe your story. For example: Where did it originate? How does this object make you feel? How does this object relate to the pandemic?
New York, Tourism, Sad, Empty, Covid
Who originally created this object? (If you created this object, such as photo, then put "self" here.)
YT
Give this story a date.
2020-05-04