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NYC streets clear out to curb the spread of COVID-19

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Mar 16, 2020

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Grand Central Terminal during rush-hour on March 16, 2020.
Grand Central Terminal during rush-hour today. G.N. Miller

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Grand Central Terminal during rush-hour on March 16, 2020.
Grand Central Terminal during rush-hour today. G.N. Miller

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Grand Central Terminal during rush-hour on March 16, 2020.
Empty Metro-North train platforms at Grand Central Terminal today. G.N. Miller

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New Yorkers wear protective masks and avoid mass transit while venues continue to close. Apple recently shuttered it's stores through March 27th.
New Yorkers wear protective masks and avoid mass transit while venues continue to close – Apple recently shuttered its stores through March 27th. Starmax/Newscom via ZUMA Press

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A general view of the empty streets at Church and Franklin during the morning rush hour in downtown Manhattan, March 16, 2020.
A general view of the empty streets at Church and Franklin during the morning rush hour in downtown Manhattan, today. Stefan Jeremiah for New York Post

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A pedestrian passes a nearly empty Fulton Center station as businesses are closed due to coronavirus concerns, Monday, March 16, 2020, in New York.
A pedestrian passes a nearly empty Fulton Center station as businesses are closed due to coronavirus concerns in New York. AP

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Usually packed with bumper-to-bumper traffic at this morning rush hour, traffic is light at McDonald Ave. near Hamilton Ave.
Usually packed with bumper-to-bumper traffic at this morning rush hour, traffic is light at McDonald Ave. near Hamilton Ave. Paul Martinka

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Morning traffic remains light as the coronavirus on March 16, 2020, on Prospect Park expressway at Ocean Parkway in Brooklyn.
Morning traffic remains light today on Prospect Park expressway at Ocean Parkway in Brooklyn. Paul Martinka

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Times Square is nearly empty due to the coronavirus pandemic on March 16, 2020 in New York.
Times Square is nearly empty due to the coronavirus pandemic. Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

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Empty street is seen in Manhattan borough following the outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in New York City, U.S., March 15, 2020.
An empty Manhattan street borough following the outbreak of coronavirus (COVID-19) on March 15, 2020. Jeenah Moon/REUTERS

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A general view of the empty streets at Church and Franklin during the morning rush hour in downtown Manhattan, March 16, 2020.
A general view of the empty streets at Church and Franklin during the morning rush hour in downtown Manhattan today. Stefan Jeremiah

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View of an empty school playground at Public School 261 (PS 261) on March 16, 2020 in the Brooklyn Borough of New York City.
View of an empty school playground at Public School 261 (PS 261) today in Brooklyn. AFP via Getty Images

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A couple sits in a nearly deserted Central Park on March 12, 2020.
A couple sits in a nearly deserted Central Park on March 12, 2020. Niyi Fote/TheNEWS2 via ZUMA Wire

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Streets are pretty empty at the corner Columbus Circle and 8th Ave. in Manhattan, Monday, March 16, 2020.
Streets are nearly empty at the corner of Columbus Circle and 8th Ave. in Manhattan today. Robert Mecea

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Streets are pretty empty at the corner 57th St. and 8th Ave. in Manhattan, Monday, March 16, 2020.
A few scattered people at the corner of 57th St. and 8th Ave. in Manhattan today. Robert Mecea

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