For those heeding Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s stay-at-home order for the past month, windows have served as the only conduit to the outside world — and a little fresh air.
Those stuck inside lean out to make a phone call or smoke a cigarette. Some camp out on fire escapes to catch a few rays of sun, while others crane their necks to watch the intrepid few trudging along silent streets.
And, in a kind of voyeurism of the everyday, New Yorkers watch each other performing the mundane rituals of life in lockdown. Neighbors, who once might not have muttered a greeting, now eye one another, framed in the fluorescent glow of their living rooms, watching TV, playing on the computer or just pacing, waiting for the pandemic to end.
Photographer Mark Peterson observed New Yorkers living in lockdown for The Post’s photography special, “Apart Together.”
Reading on a fire escape in HarlemMark Peterson/Redux
West 42nd StreetMark Peterson/Redux
Social-distancing socializing on a rooftop in BrooklynMark Peterson/Redux
A garden-level Brooklyn apartmentMark Peterson/Redux
Applauding medical workers across from a hospital in BrooklynMark Peterson/Redux
45th Street, ManhattanMark Peterson/Redux
A clear day in HarlemMark Peterson/Redux
“Hi” from MidtownMark Peterson/Redux
A sunny fire escape on 115th StreetMark Peterson/Redux

