Times Square is open — but mostly empty — as coronavirus fears grip US: 'This is crazy, right?'

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Times Square is open — but mostly empty — as coronavirus fears grip US: 'This is crazy, right?'
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There were some tourists afoot at New York City's famous tourist attraction on Monday, though every one of them expressed dismay at how few.

“I’m not out here to make money. I’m here to be a symbol for New York City and rock ’n roll,” said Burk, 49. “Coronavirus 2020. Get ’er done!”

Juana Castillo lives in Brooklyn. On Monday, she dragged her 6-year-old daughter Krystal all over the city — to The Bronx, to the Target store on 34th Street and the K-Mart on Astor Place — looking for toilet paper. “I’m taking her to the M&M Store,” said Castillo, 38. “It’s been bitter days lately, so we’ll buy something sweet.”Yes, there were tourists afoot on Monday, though every one of them expressed dismay at how few. Andie Byrne and her wife Lana Smith were visiting from Scotland. They’d started their trip in New Rochelle, New York, leaving just hours before the entire city closed due to a major coronavirus outbreak there..

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