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Covid 19 coronavirus: 'I don't think the New York that we left will be back for some years'

By J. David Goodman
New York Times·
11 mins to read
Covid 19 coronavirus: 'I don't think the New York that we left will be back for some years'

The features that made the city's economy distinctive – Broadway, restaurants and museums – were hard hit and will take the longest to come back.

It took just a matter of days to shut down New York City, once the coronavirus took hold. Restarting it will take much, much longer.

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