Memorial Day Weekend 2020 Around New York City
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- Daily Life In New York City Amid Coronavirus OutbreakA drawing displayed in a residential window reads 'THANK YOU' during the coronavirus pandemic on May 22, 2020 in New York City. (Photo by Cindy Ord/Getty Images)
- Daily Life In New York City Amid Coronavirus OutbreakA sign outside a shop advertises masks and gloves during the coronavirus pandemic on May 22, 2020 in New York City. (Photo by Cindy Ord/Getty Images)
- Daily Life In New York City Amid Coronavirus OutbreakA street performer takes a break in Herald Square during the coronavirus pandemic on May 22, 2020 in New York City. (Photo by Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images)
- Memorial Day Weekend At The BeachA woman relaxes on the beach at Long Beach, New York May 22, 2020, as people get started on the Memorial Day weekend. (credit: Timothy A. Clary / AFP / Getty Images)
- Coronavirus Pandemic Causes Climate Of Anxiety And Changing Routines In AmericaA worker at Cipriano restaurant waits for a curb side customer on May 22, 2020 in the Soho neighborhood in New York City. (Photo by Stephanie Keith/Getty Images)
- Daily Life In New York City Amid Coronavirus OutbreakA man wears a mask with a fangs graphic during the coronavirus pandemic on May 22, 2020 in New York City. (Photo by Cindy Ord/Getty Images)
- Daily Life In New York City Amid Coronavirus OutbreakA view of the lawn at Bryant Park during the coronavirus pandemic on May 22, 2020 in New York City. (Photo by Cindy Ord/Getty Images)
- Coronavirus Pandemic Causes Climate Of Anxiety And Changing Routines In AmericaPeople ride on a subway train May 22 , 2020, in New York City. While ridership had plummeted over 90 percent during the height of the coronavirus epidemic, people are slowly starting to re-enter public transportation in New York as the numbers of COVID-19 cases and deaths fall. The New York City subway is the largest public transit system in the nation. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
- Daily Life In New York City Amid Coronavirus OutbreakPeople wearing protective masks sit at a table in Bryant Park during the coronavirus pandemic on May 22, 2020 in New York City. (Photo by Cindy Ord/Getty Images)
- Coronavirus Pandemic Causes Climate Of Anxiety And Changing Routines In AmericaA baby crawls near where two people sit inside a painted circle for social distancing on May 22, 2020 in New York City. New York City is currently in its ninth week of lockdown and governmental guidelines on wearing a mask in public and social distancing are in effect. (Photo by Stephanie Keith/Getty Images)
- Coronavirus Pandemic Causes Climate Of Anxiety And Changing Routines In AmericaA young girl sits inside a painted circle for social distancing on May 22, 2020 In Madison Square Park in New York City. New York City is currently in its ninth week of lockdown and governmental guidelines on wearing a mask in public and social distancing are in effect. (Photo by Stephanie Keith/Getty Images)
- Coronavirus Pandemic Causes Climate Of Anxiety And Changing Routines In AmericaPeople stand at a restaurant with tables outside on the sidewalk on May 22, 2020 in the East Village neighborhood in New York City. (Photo by Stephanie Keith/Getty Images)
- Coronavirus Pandemic Causes Climate Of Anxiety And Changing Routines In AmericaPeople wait on line for food outside of a Brooklyn mosque and cultural center on May 22 , 2020 in New York City. The center distributes food from local food banks and charities to anyone in need and usually sees up to 2000 people during a distribution, a number that continues to rise with New Yorker's needs. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
- Coronavirus Pandemic Causes Climate Of Anxiety And Changing Routines In AmericaPeople wait on line for food outside of a Brooklyn mosque and cultural center on May 22 , 2020 in New York City. The center distributes food from local food banks and charities to anyone in need and usually sees up to 2000 people during a distribution, a number that continues to rise with New Yorker's needs. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
- Memorial Day Weekend At The BeachA man fishes on the beach at Long Beach, New York May 22, 2020, as people get started on the Memorial Day weekend. (Photo by TIMOTHY A. CLARY / AFP / Getty Images)
- Memorial Day Weekend At The BeachA woman sits on a bench among others covered in netting along the boardwalk in Long Beach, New York May 22, 2020, as people get started on the Memorial Day weekend. (credit: Timothy A. Clary / AFP / Getty Images)
- Daily Life In New York City Amid Coronavirus OutbreakAn exterior view of Starbucks Coffee during the coronavirus pandemic on May 23, 2020 in New York City. COVID-19 has spread to most countries around the world, claiming over 343,000 lives with over 5.4 million infections reported. (Photo by Cindy Ord/Getty Images)
- Daily Life In New York City Amid Coronavirus OutbreakA restaurant sets up a makeshift bar during the coronavirus pandemic on May 23, 2020 in New York City. COVID-19 has spread to most countries around the world, claiming over 343,000 lives with over 5.4 million infections reported. (Photo by Cindy Ord/Getty Images)
- Daily Life In New York City Amid Coronavirus OutbreakPeople wearing masks cheer to show gratitude to medical and frontline workers at Lenox Hill Hospital during the coronavirus pandemic on May 23, 2020 in New York City. COVID-19 has spread to most countries around the world, claiming over 343,000 lives with over 5.4 million infections reported. (Photo by Cindy Ord/Getty Images)
- Daily Life In New York City Amid Coronavirus OutbreakMedical workers from Lenox Hill Hospital pose for a photo as people cheer to show gratitude to medical and frontline workers during the coronavirus pandemic on May 23, 2020 in New York City. COVID-19 has spread to most countries around the world, claiming over 343,000 lives with over 5.4 million infections reported. (Photo by Cindy Ord/Getty Images)
- Daily Life In New York City Amid Coronavirus OutbreakA person holds a sign to show gratitude to medical and frontline workers at Lenox Hill Hospital during the coronavirus pandemic on May 23, 2020 in New York City. COVID-19 has spread to most countries around the world, claiming over 343,000 lives with over 5.4 million infections reported. (Photo by Cindy Ord/Getty Images)
- Memorial Day preparation In East HamptonRetired U.S. Marine Corps Brian Carabine, 78, replaces the U.S. flags at the U.S. Veterans grave site of the South End Cemetery in preparation for the Memorial Day Weekend on May 23, 2020 in East Hampton, New York. Carbine lives in East Hampton and served during the Vietnam War and in Desert Storm. Both of his sons also served in the U.S. Military. (Photo by Astrid Riecken/Getty Images)
- Memorial Day Weekend At Jones BeachThe Theater at Jones Beach is empty and closed on May 24, 2020 on Long Island, New York. - Parts of the state that saw fewer virus cases have already begun to ease lockdown restrictions, but they have yet to be lifted in New York City, the former virus epicenter in the US. The city's beaches will remain closed for this long Memorial Day weekend, which traditionally marks the beginning of the US summer season. (Photo by Bryan R. Smith / AFP) (Photo by BRYAN R. SMITH/AFP via Getty Images)
- Memorial Day Weekend At Jones BeachSocial distancing cones are placed in alternating parking spaces at Jones Beach on May 24, 2020 on Long Island, New York. - Parts of the state that saw fewer virus cases have already begun to ease lockdown restrictions, but they have yet to be lifted in New York City, the former virus epicenter in the US. The city's beaches will remain closed for this long Memorial Day weekend, which traditionally marks the beginning of the US summer season. (Photo by Bryan R. Smith / AFP) (Photo by BRYAN R. SMITH/AFP via Getty Images)
- Memorial Day Weekend At Jones BeachPeople arrive to Jones Beach on May 24, 2020 on Long Island, New York. - Parts of New York state that saw fewer virus cases have already begun to ease lockdown restrictions, but they have yet to be lifted in New York City, the former virus epicenter in the US. The city's beaches will remain closed for this long Memorial Day weekend, which traditionally marks the beginning of the US summer season. (Photo by Bryan R. Smith / AFP) (Photo by BRYAN R. SMITH/AFP via Getty Images)
- Memorial Day Weekend At Jones BeachLifeguards walk along Jones Beach on May 24, 2020 on Long Island, New York. - Parts of New York state that saw fewer virus cases have already begun to ease lockdown restrictions, but they have yet to be lifted in New York City, the former virus epicenter in the US. The city's beaches will remain closed for this long Memorial Day weekend, which traditionally marks the beginning of the US summer season. (Photo by Bryan R. Smith / AFP) (Photo by BRYAN R. SMITH/AFP via Getty Images)
- Memorial Day WeekendPeople visit the beach during Memorial Day weekend on May 24, 2020 in Amagansett, New York. Memorial Day weekend marks the unofficial start of beach season and in parts of the Hamptons they will be open on weekends only, and only to those who have beach permits. (Photo by Astrid Riecken/Getty Images)
- Memorial Day WeekendPeople wear masks as they visit a public beach during Memorial Day weekend on May 24, 2020 in Montauk, New York. Memorial Day weekend marks the unofficial start of beach season and in parts of the Hamptons they will be open on weekends only, and only to those who have beach permits. (Photo by Astrid Riecken/Getty Images)
- US-HEALTH-VIRUS-BEACHPeople enjoy the beach despite an interdiction on swimming at Coney Island amid the coronavirus pandemic on May 24, 2020 in New York. (Photo by BRYAN R. SMITH/AFP via Getty Images)
- US-HEALTH-VIRUS-BEACHNathan's Famous hotdog stand is open on the boardwalk at Coney Island amid the coronavirus pandemic on May 24, 2020 in New York. (Photo by BRYAN R. SMITH/AFP via Getty Images)
- Coronavirus Pandemic Causes Climate Of Anxiety And Changing Routines In AmericaThe Sileo family have a tape measure on the floor set at seven feet while social distancing during Memorial Day Weekend on May 24, 2020 in Wantagh, New York. It is the first time they have had physical contact of any kind since the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic lockdown started in late February. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)
- Coronavirus Pandemic Causes Climate Of Anxiety And Changing Routines In AmericaAn aerial view of Olivia and James Grant greeting their grandparents, Mary Grace and Domenik Sileo through a plastic drop cloth hung up on a homemade clothes line during Memorial Day Weekend on May 24, 2020 in Wantagh, New York. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)
- Tri-State Area Prepares For A Socially Distant Memorial Day WeekendPeople around the tri-state area prepared to celebrate Memorial Day weekend in a very different way as the coronavirus pandemic continues to force everyone to practice safe social distancing.
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