TEXAS — Packing up: Crews covered the ice at American Airlines Center in Dallas, home of the Dallas Stars hockey team, on Thursday after officials put the NHL season on hold due to the coronavirus pandemic. Photo: Ashley Landis/The Dallas Morning News via AP
GERMANY — Staying put: Various aircraft were parked at the Frankfurt Airport on Friday. A large number of flights have been canceled due to the coronavirus. Photo: Michael Probst/AP
ARGENTINA — Empty stands: Players of Peru’s Alianza Lima and Argentina’s Racing Club lined up before a Copa Libertadores soccer match at the Presidente Perón stadium in Buenos Aires on Thursday. The match was played in an empty, closed-door stadium as part of government measures to contain transmission of the coronavirus. Photo: Gustavo Garello/AP
CALIFORNIA — All alone: A street performer sat at Fisherman’s Wharf in San Francisco on Thursday. California Gov. Gavin Newsom said Thursday that a guidance for Californians to avoid unnecessary gatherings to avoid the spread of the coronavirus will likely extend beyond March. Photo: Jeff Chiu/AP
NORTH CAROLINA — Wheeled away: Personnel removed basketballs from a court in Greensboro on Thursday after all NCAA Atlantic Coast Conference games were canceled to slow the coronavirus pandemic. Photo: Gerry Broome/AP
PHILIPPINES — Helping out: A security guard wearing a protective mask assisted a woman in Manila on Friday. President Rodrigo Duterte has authorized sweeping quarantines in the crowded capital city to fight the new coronavirus. Photo: Aaron Favila/AP
SPAIN — Closed roads: A police officer stood on a closed off-ramp near Igualada on Friday. Officials introduced mandatory lockdowns and shut down highways on Friday to slow the spread of the coronavirus. Photo: Joan Mateu/AP
TURKEY — Still sterilizing: Workers disinfected the main hall of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey in Ankara on Friday as a precaution against the coronavirus. Photo: Burhan Ozbilici/AP
SUNSET PARK — “As a resident of Marine Park, one of the great surprises I found biking around Industry City and visiting Japan Village was to discover Bush Terminal Park. I continue to be amazed at the serene hideaways that the city offers in some of the busiest places — and, still, with an iconic view.”
BROOKLYN HEIGHTS — ‘A miracle that no one was killed …’ That’s what neighbors are saying about the collapse of the Hotel St. George marquee. Shown in this photograph are workmen beginning the removal and repair of the historic, old neon sign at the corner, referencing a relic of Brooklyn Heights’ past: the St. George Hotel.
ATLANTIC AVENUE — Exhausted shopper with cluster of bags and goods from mall at Boerum Place stops to look at huge construction site across the street. “Is that REALLY going to be a jail??” Her male companion is reassuring, “Nothing like Rikers … this is 21st Century.”
BROOKLYN HEIGHTS — Overheard in line at one of most popular pastry outlets on Montague Street: “Hope I can get them into a camp …” A mother with two pre-schoolers in tow was showing a friend the Dodge Y flyer for Healthy Kids Day on Saturday, April 18.
