Around Brooklyn: Many act like pandemic is already over
Many act like pandemic is already over
Many New Yorkers are acting like the coronavirus pandemic is over, even though the City is only beginning Phase Two of four phases. Teenagers with baseball gloves and a bat sneak through a hole in a fence. Bar patrons socialize at outdoor tables without face coverings. “We made it, that’s all I can say,” said one of three sisters who were sitting close together on a bench at Coney Island on Friday. The sisters had followed the quarantine guidelines until recently, The New York Times said.
Some business won’t reopen despite Phase Two
Even though Mayor Bill de Blasio has announced Phase Two for reopening, in which retail stores are allowed to open with some guidelines, some stores may never return. Many stores have been completely closed for more than 100 days. On Flatbush Avenue, many stores already have “for rent” signs in the windows. A store employee at a kids’ clothing stores last weekend allowed shoppers to browse, even though at the time the city was still in Phase One. “It doesn’t matter, we’re going to close the store,” he said to amNewYork. Many barbershops, beauty salons and nail salons, in particular, had “for rent” signs.