At stores, restaurants, churches, and more, there are signs of how the new coronavirus is upending life in New York City — and how New Yorkers are finding ways to cope.
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Here is a look at some of those signs:
WARNING SIGNS
Throughout New York City, at places where people typically gather, New Yorkers have come across signs warning people about the coronavirus:
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In addition to letting parishioners know Sunday mass was cancelled indefinitely, St. Bartholomew Parish Roman Catholic Church in Elmhurst provided hand sanitizers at its entrance to prevent the virus from spreading.
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Before customers were banned from dining in at restaurants, the Lexington Candy Shop on the Upper East Side, a popular breakfast and diner spot, posted these messages Sunday to direct people where they cannot sit, in an attempt to administer social distancing.
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When customers walked into Cafe Deli-Cious in Kips Bay on Friday morning, a signed warned avid newspaper readers to use gloves and hand sanitizer when grabbing the New York Times.
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Sunday, at the corner of Nassau Avenue and Manhattan Avenue in Greenpoint: frustrations over the slow speed of tests for the new coronavirus — some countries are testing tens of thousands of people a day, while the U.S. lags far behind.
CLOSINGS
Scores of retail and other stores have been forced to let customers know they were either limiting their services or closing down:
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An Apple store in the Meatpacking Distirct tells customers Monday that retail stores will be closed until March 27.
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A Starbucks at 8th Avenue and Greenwich Avenue lets customers know Monday it was moving to takeout only ahead of New York’s order.
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On Thursday, after Broadway shows were shut down, a poster outside the Richard Rodgers Theatre warns fans of “Hamilton” that the cast would not stick around for photos after the last performance.
EMPTY SHELVES
Amid the panic over the virus, New Yorkers have swarmed grocery stores and supermarkets, stocking up essential items like toiler paper and water out of fear of having their homes.
As a result, New Yorkers have sometimes come to shop only to see barren shelves:
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On Sunday, for example, a Whole Foods location in the city began limiting how much water customers could purchase because of the crush for bottled water.
BUT WAIT, SOME GOOD
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Despite all the gloom in the city due to COVID-19, Farine Baking Company in Jackson Heights put out a table with free food for needy New Yorkers to pick up — and it reported Monday New Yorkers were swarming to donate food.
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