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These Are the Things That New Yorkers Achingly Miss These Are the Things That New Yorkers Achingly Miss
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To hop on the train, any train, earbuds intact, alone in the crowd on the way somewhere else. To walk out of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, exhausted as if from a march. The sweet-potato fries and a beer at Tubby Hook Tavern in Inwood; the coffee-cart guy on West 40th Street who remembers you take it black.To hop on the train, any train, earbuds intact, alone in the crowd on the way somewhere else. To walk out of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, exhausted as if from a march. The sweet-potato fries and a beer at Tubby Hook Tavern in Inwood; the coffee-cart guy on West 40th Street who remembers you take it black.
Sunday Mass and the bakery after. Seeing old friends in the synagogue. Play dates. The High Line. Hugs.Sunday Mass and the bakery after. Seeing old friends in the synagogue. Play dates. The High Line. Hugs.
Ask New Yorkers what they miss most, nearly two months into isolation. To hear their answers is to witness a perfect version of the city built from the ground up, a place refracted through a lens of loss, where the best parts are huge and the annoyances become all but invisible. The cheap seats in the outfield, the shouting to be heard at happy hour. Meeting cousins with a soccer ball in Brooklyn Bridge Park. The din of the theater as you scan the Playbill before the lights go down.Ask New Yorkers what they miss most, nearly two months into isolation. To hear their answers is to witness a perfect version of the city built from the ground up, a place refracted through a lens of loss, where the best parts are huge and the annoyances become all but invisible. The cheap seats in the outfield, the shouting to be heard at happy hour. Meeting cousins with a soccer ball in Brooklyn Bridge Park. The din of the theater as you scan the Playbill before the lights go down.
“I miss my gym equipment,” said Barbara James of Brooklyn Heights.“I miss my gym equipment,” said Barbara James of Brooklyn Heights.
“The lamb over rice from the food cart by my office, at Seventh and 49th,” said Chris Meredith of East Harlem.“The lamb over rice from the food cart by my office, at Seventh and 49th,” said Chris Meredith of East Harlem.
“Just everything,” sighed a police officer sitting behind the wheel of his vehicle in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, last week. “I miss everything.”“Just everything,” sighed a police officer sitting behind the wheel of his vehicle in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, last week. “I miss everything.”
In normal times, in Big Apple, city-that-never-sleeps times, people flew in from all over the world to see and do the things locals could do on any given Tuesday. To have that access cut off for so long, with its return yet unforeseen, is to transform what it means to be a New Yorker.In normal times, in Big Apple, city-that-never-sleeps times, people flew in from all over the world to see and do the things locals could do on any given Tuesday. To have that access cut off for so long, with its return yet unforeseen, is to transform what it means to be a New Yorker.
The lockdown has made everyone into tourists, looking at old photos and Instagram and Facebook to find the city that was once outside the door.The lockdown has made everyone into tourists, looking at old photos and Instagram and Facebook to find the city that was once outside the door.
“More than anything else, I miss the variety of New York,” said Eddie Antar, 58, of the Inwood section of Manhattan.“More than anything else, I miss the variety of New York,” said Eddie Antar, 58, of the Inwood section of Manhattan.
He and his wife, on weekends, used to take a train downtown, destination unknown. Maybe hop off at 125th Street and walk down through Central Park to Columbus Circle, and farther south, ending up in Lower Manhattan and hungry for dinner — a journey that now feels as exotic as a safari.He and his wife, on weekends, used to take a train downtown, destination unknown. Maybe hop off at 125th Street and walk down through Central Park to Columbus Circle, and farther south, ending up in Lower Manhattan and hungry for dinner — a journey that now feels as exotic as a safari.
“Everything we do now is so localized, as opposed to having some sort of variety,” Mr. Antar said. “Even on an evolutionary level, we’re migrating creatures; we’re wanderers. It’s part of our DNA to wake up the senses with something new.”“Everything we do now is so localized, as opposed to having some sort of variety,” Mr. Antar said. “Even on an evolutionary level, we’re migrating creatures; we’re wanderers. It’s part of our DNA to wake up the senses with something new.”
Tommy O’Neil, 24, an elementary school science teacher from Bedford-Stuyvesant in Brooklyn, said he longed for those kinds of days — the aimless walks, each neighborhood a world-class backdrop to one’s inner thoughts. “As much as we complain all day, every day, about how many people live here, I miss busy sidewalks in the East Village,” he said. “The busy walks around Central Park. I miss the music.”Tommy O’Neil, 24, an elementary school science teacher from Bedford-Stuyvesant in Brooklyn, said he longed for those kinds of days — the aimless walks, each neighborhood a world-class backdrop to one’s inner thoughts. “As much as we complain all day, every day, about how many people live here, I miss busy sidewalks in the East Village,” he said. “The busy walks around Central Park. I miss the music.”
All over the country and the world, people long for what has been taken by the pandemic — some of it universal, some of it specific to that place, that city, that town. But the loss can feel almost impossibly strong in New York, in that what’s gone are the very reasons so many arrived. For the race, the drive toward the top of one’s profession. For the crowds. These are the things that make the rest worth it — the maddening rents, the subway delays. And, yes, the crowds.All over the country and the world, people long for what has been taken by the pandemic — some of it universal, some of it specific to that place, that city, that town. But the loss can feel almost impossibly strong in New York, in that what’s gone are the very reasons so many arrived. For the race, the drive toward the top of one’s profession. For the crowds. These are the things that make the rest worth it — the maddening rents, the subway delays. And, yes, the crowds.
To yearn for a bygone era that was vibrant as recently as 10 weeks ago still packs a psychic whiplash. “It suddenly has been ripped out from under all of us collectively, without even the chance to say goodbye,” wrote Kathryn Ghotbi, 26, a New Yorker of seven years, in response to a callout to New York Times readers about their state of mind. “It’s a singularly strange feeling to desperately miss the place you are.”To yearn for a bygone era that was vibrant as recently as 10 weeks ago still packs a psychic whiplash. “It suddenly has been ripped out from under all of us collectively, without even the chance to say goodbye,” wrote Kathryn Ghotbi, 26, a New Yorker of seven years, in response to a callout to New York Times readers about their state of mind. “It’s a singularly strange feeling to desperately miss the place you are.”
She sought for something specific: “The exhaustion of spending an entire day at a museum, and afterward, collapsing into a plate of delicious food at a local restaurant.”She sought for something specific: “The exhaustion of spending an entire day at a museum, and afterward, collapsing into a plate of delicious food at a local restaurant.”
Other losses are much more personal. On Staten Island, Lori Smith, 57, has spent the last month missing her older brother, Tommy Smith III, who died on April 10 from the coronavirus. They grew up visiting Manhattan for its record stores and music, which planted in her a deep connection to the city.Other losses are much more personal. On Staten Island, Lori Smith, 57, has spent the last month missing her older brother, Tommy Smith III, who died on April 10 from the coronavirus. They grew up visiting Manhattan for its record stores and music, which planted in her a deep connection to the city.
“I always enjoyed my commute. I never saw it as a drudge,” said Ms. Smith, who took the Staten Island Ferry to work at the American Kennel Club near Grand Central Terminal. “I loved the city — I love it, I love it. Even in the dead of winter, I see the little rays of light sparkling off the water. I enjoy those 22 minutes. They say 25, but it’s actually 22.”“I always enjoyed my commute. I never saw it as a drudge,” said Ms. Smith, who took the Staten Island Ferry to work at the American Kennel Club near Grand Central Terminal. “I loved the city — I love it, I love it. Even in the dead of winter, I see the little rays of light sparkling off the water. I enjoy those 22 minutes. They say 25, but it’s actually 22.”
She is a cheery street-level ambassador, happy to give directions to a tourist. “There are people in this world who save all their money to come here on vacation,” she said. “To see our city.”She is a cheery street-level ambassador, happy to give directions to a tourist. “There are people in this world who save all their money to come here on vacation,” she said. “To see our city.”
There are things that people do not long for. Heavy traffic on the Long Island Expressway. Or on the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway. Or anywhere — traffic all but gone, making a drive in the city feel like something from an old movie or a video game.There are things that people do not long for. Heavy traffic on the Long Island Expressway. Or on the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway. Or anywhere — traffic all but gone, making a drive in the city feel like something from an old movie or a video game.
People relished the absence of other moments from the old life. Mr. Meredith, with the office near the food cart, quickly put a name to what he does not miss: well-meaning strangers.People relished the absence of other moments from the old life. Mr. Meredith, with the office near the food cart, quickly put a name to what he does not miss: well-meaning strangers.
“I’m completely blind,” he wrote. “One of the problems I face during morning and evening commutes is the barrage of people who presume to be ‘helping’ me by grabbing me by whatever limb is handy,” or even his cane, “and dragging me where they think I need to go.” The lack of that has been refreshing.“I’m completely blind,” he wrote. “One of the problems I face during morning and evening commutes is the barrage of people who presume to be ‘helping’ me by grabbing me by whatever limb is handy,” or even his cane, “and dragging me where they think I need to go.” The lack of that has been refreshing.
“I miss New York, though,” he said.“I miss New York, though,” he said.
To miss New York is to yearn for the big-ticket blockbusters that were just a subway ride away — the Yankees, the Mets, the season tickets that have been in the family longer than you have. Madison Square Garden, the marquees on Broadway. But it is also to miss the little corners its people find and hold close.To miss New York is to yearn for the big-ticket blockbusters that were just a subway ride away — the Yankees, the Mets, the season tickets that have been in the family longer than you have. Madison Square Garden, the marquees on Broadway. But it is also to miss the little corners its people find and hold close.
For Liz Maggiotto, 41, it’s Bread and Yoga, a favorite studio in Inwood. For Cydney Weisel, 26, in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, it’s brunch with friends — wherever — and a weekly gathering to play the board game Betrayal Legacy.For Liz Maggiotto, 41, it’s Bread and Yoga, a favorite studio in Inwood. For Cydney Weisel, 26, in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, it’s brunch with friends — wherever — and a weekly gathering to play the board game Betrayal Legacy.
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A commentary published this month on the website of the British Journal of Sports Medicine points out that covering your face during exercise “comes with issues of potential breathing restriction and discomfort” and requires “balancing benefits versus possible adverse events.” Masks do alter exercise, says Cedric X. Bryant, the president and chief science officer of the American Council on Exercise, a nonprofit organization that funds exercise research and certifies fitness professionals. “In my personal experience,” he says, “heart rates are higher at the same relative intensity when you wear a mask.” Some people also could experience lightheadedness during familiar workouts while masked, says Len Kravitz, a professor of exercise science at the University of New Mexico.
The steroid, dexamethasone, is the first treatment shown to reduce mortality in severely ill patients, according to scientists in Britain. The drug appears to reduce inflammation caused by the immune system, protecting the tissues. In the study, dexamethasone reduced deaths of patients on ventilators by one-third, and deaths of patients on oxygen by one-fifth.The steroid, dexamethasone, is the first treatment shown to reduce mortality in severely ill patients, according to scientists in Britain. The drug appears to reduce inflammation caused by the immune system, protecting the tissues. In the study, dexamethasone reduced deaths of patients on ventilators by one-third, and deaths of patients on oxygen by one-fifth.
The coronavirus emergency relief package gives many American workers paid leave if they need to take time off because of the virus. It gives qualified workers two weeks of paid sick leave if they are ill, quarantined or seeking diagnosis or preventive care for coronavirus, or if they are caring for sick family members. It gives 12 weeks of paid leave to people caring for children whose schools are closed or whose child care provider is unavailable because of the coronavirus. It is the first time the United States has had widespread federally mandated paid leave, and includes people who don’t typically get such benefits, like part-time and gig economy workers. But the measure excludes at least half of private-sector workers, including those at the country’s largest employers, and gives small employers significant leeway to deny leave.The coronavirus emergency relief package gives many American workers paid leave if they need to take time off because of the virus. It gives qualified workers two weeks of paid sick leave if they are ill, quarantined or seeking diagnosis or preventive care for coronavirus, or if they are caring for sick family members. It gives 12 weeks of paid leave to people caring for children whose schools are closed or whose child care provider is unavailable because of the coronavirus. It is the first time the United States has had widespread federally mandated paid leave, and includes people who don’t typically get such benefits, like part-time and gig economy workers. But the measure excludes at least half of private-sector workers, including those at the country’s largest employers, and gives small employers significant leeway to deny leave.
So far, the evidence seems to show it does. A widely cited paper published in April suggests that people are most infectious about two days before the onset of coronavirus symptoms and estimated that 44 percent of new infections were a result of transmission from people who were not yet showing symptoms. Recently, a top expert at the World Health Organization stated that transmission of the coronavirus by people who did not have symptoms was “very rare,” but she later walked back that statement.So far, the evidence seems to show it does. A widely cited paper published in April suggests that people are most infectious about two days before the onset of coronavirus symptoms and estimated that 44 percent of new infections were a result of transmission from people who were not yet showing symptoms. Recently, a top expert at the World Health Organization stated that transmission of the coronavirus by people who did not have symptoms was “very rare,” but she later walked back that statement.
Touching contaminated objects and then infecting ourselves with the germs is not typically how the virus spreads. But it can happen. A number of studies of flu, rhinovirus, coronavirus and other microbes have shown that respiratory illnesses, including the new coronavirus, can spread by touching contaminated surfaces, particularly in places like day care centers, offices and hospitals. But a long chain of events has to happen for the disease to spread that way. The best way to protect yourself from coronavirus — whether it’s surface transmission or close human contact — is still social distancing, washing your hands, not touching your face and wearing masks.Touching contaminated objects and then infecting ourselves with the germs is not typically how the virus spreads. But it can happen. A number of studies of flu, rhinovirus, coronavirus and other microbes have shown that respiratory illnesses, including the new coronavirus, can spread by touching contaminated surfaces, particularly in places like day care centers, offices and hospitals. But a long chain of events has to happen for the disease to spread that way. The best way to protect yourself from coronavirus — whether it’s surface transmission or close human contact — is still social distancing, washing your hands, not touching your face and wearing masks.
A study by European scientists is the first to document a strong statistical link between genetic variations and Covid-19, the illness caused by the coronavirus. Having Type A blood was linked to a 50 percent increase in the likelihood that a patient would need to get oxygen or to go on a ventilator, according to the new study.A study by European scientists is the first to document a strong statistical link between genetic variations and Covid-19, the illness caused by the coronavirus. Having Type A blood was linked to a 50 percent increase in the likelihood that a patient would need to get oxygen or to go on a ventilator, according to the new study.
The unemployment rate fell to 13.3 percent in May, the Labor Department said on June 5, an unexpected improvement in the nation’s job market as hiring rebounded faster than economists expected. Economists had forecast the unemployment rate to increase to as much as 20 percent, after it hit 14.7 percent in April, which was the highest since the government began keeping official statistics after World War II. But the unemployment rate dipped instead, with employers adding 2.5 million jobs, after more than 20 million jobs were lost in April.The unemployment rate fell to 13.3 percent in May, the Labor Department said on June 5, an unexpected improvement in the nation’s job market as hiring rebounded faster than economists expected. Economists had forecast the unemployment rate to increase to as much as 20 percent, after it hit 14.7 percent in April, which was the highest since the government began keeping official statistics after World War II. But the unemployment rate dipped instead, with employers adding 2.5 million jobs, after more than 20 million jobs were lost in April.
Mass protests against police brutality that have brought thousands of people onto the streets in cities across America are raising the specter of new coronavirus outbreaks, prompting political leaders, physicians and public health experts to warn that the crowds could cause a surge in cases. While many political leaders affirmed the right of protesters to express themselves, they urged the demonstrators to wear face masks and maintain social distancing, both to protect themselves and to prevent further community spread of the virus. Some infectious disease experts were reassured by the fact that the protests were held outdoors, saying the open air settings could mitigate the risk of transmission.
States are reopening bit by bit. This means that more public spaces are available for use and more and more businesses are being allowed to open again. The federal government is largely leaving the decision up to states, and some state leaders are leaving the decision up to local authorities. Even if you aren’t being told to stay at home, it’s still a good idea to limit trips outside and your interaction with other people.States are reopening bit by bit. This means that more public spaces are available for use and more and more businesses are being allowed to open again. The federal government is largely leaving the decision up to states, and some state leaders are leaving the decision up to local authorities. Even if you aren’t being told to stay at home, it’s still a good idea to limit trips outside and your interaction with other people.
Common symptoms include fever, a dry cough, fatigue and difficulty breathing or shortness of breath. Some of these symptoms overlap with those of the flu, making detection difficult, but runny noses and stuffy sinuses are less common. The C.D.C. has also added chills, muscle pain, sore throat, headache and a new loss of the sense of taste or smell as symptoms to look out for. Most people fall ill five to seven days after exposure, but symptoms may appear in as few as two days or as many as 14 days.Common symptoms include fever, a dry cough, fatigue and difficulty breathing or shortness of breath. Some of these symptoms overlap with those of the flu, making detection difficult, but runny noses and stuffy sinuses are less common. The C.D.C. has also added chills, muscle pain, sore throat, headache and a new loss of the sense of taste or smell as symptoms to look out for. Most people fall ill five to seven days after exposure, but symptoms may appear in as few as two days or as many as 14 days.
If air travel is unavoidable, there are some steps you can take to protect yourself. Most important: Wash your hands often, and stop touching your face. If possible, choose a window seat. A study from Emory University found that during flu season, the safest place to sit on a plane is by a window, as people sitting in window seats had less contact with potentially sick people. Disinfect hard surfaces. When you get to your seat and your hands are clean, use disinfecting wipes to clean the hard surfaces at your seat like the head and arm rest, the seatbelt buckle, the remote, screen, seat back pocket and the tray table. If the seat is hard and nonporous or leather or pleather, you can wipe that down, too. (Using wipes on upholstered seats could lead to a wet seat and spreading of germs rather than killing them.)If air travel is unavoidable, there are some steps you can take to protect yourself. Most important: Wash your hands often, and stop touching your face. If possible, choose a window seat. A study from Emory University found that during flu season, the safest place to sit on a plane is by a window, as people sitting in window seats had less contact with potentially sick people. Disinfect hard surfaces. When you get to your seat and your hands are clean, use disinfecting wipes to clean the hard surfaces at your seat like the head and arm rest, the seatbelt buckle, the remote, screen, seat back pocket and the tray table. If the seat is hard and nonporous or leather or pleather, you can wipe that down, too. (Using wipes on upholstered seats could lead to a wet seat and spreading of germs rather than killing them.)
Taking one’s temperature to look for signs of fever is not as easy as it sounds, as “normal” temperature numbers can vary, but generally, keep an eye out for a temperature of 100.5 degrees Fahrenheit or higher. If you don’t have a thermometer (they can be pricey these days), there are other ways to figure out if you have a fever, or are at risk of Covid-19 complications.
The C.D.C. has recommended that all Americans wear cloth masks if they go out in public. This is a shift in federal guidance reflecting new concerns that the coronavirus is being spread by infected people who have no symptoms. Until now, the C.D.C., like the W.H.O., has advised that ordinary people don’t need to wear masks unless they are sick and coughing. Part of the reason was to preserve medical-grade masks for health care workers who desperately need them at a time when they are in continuously short supply. Masks don’t replace hand washing and social distancing.
If you’ve been exposed to the coronavirus or think you have, and have a fever or symptoms like a cough or difficulty breathing, call a doctor. They should give you advice on whether you should be tested, how to get tested, and how to seek medical treatment without potentially infecting or exposing others.If you’ve been exposed to the coronavirus or think you have, and have a fever or symptoms like a cough or difficulty breathing, call a doctor. They should give you advice on whether you should be tested, how to get tested, and how to seek medical treatment without potentially infecting or exposing others.
If you’re sick and you think you’ve been exposed to the new coronavirus, the C.D.C. recommends that you call your healthcare provider and explain your symptoms and fears. They will decide if you need to be tested. Keep in mind that there’s a chance — because of a lack of testing kits or because you’re asymptomatic, for instance — you won’t be able to get tested.If you’re sick and you think you’ve been exposed to the new coronavirus, the C.D.C. recommends that you call your healthcare provider and explain your symptoms and fears. They will decide if you need to be tested. Keep in mind that there’s a chance — because of a lack of testing kits or because you’re asymptomatic, for instance — you won’t be able to get tested.
For Yan Zheng, 52, who runs the Lucky Family Grocery in Brooklyn’s Sunset Park, it’s the Blue Color Hair Salon two doors down. “You go and you don’t think about anything else,” she said, speaking Mandarin. “You just relax.” In Buddhism, she said, hair is called “three thousand troubles,” or “trouble silk,” and so a haircut “is like throwing away your troubles.”For Yan Zheng, 52, who runs the Lucky Family Grocery in Brooklyn’s Sunset Park, it’s the Blue Color Hair Salon two doors down. “You go and you don’t think about anything else,” she said, speaking Mandarin. “You just relax.” In Buddhism, she said, hair is called “three thousand troubles,” or “trouble silk,” and so a haircut “is like throwing away your troubles.”
For Elizabeth Curtis Bergin, 31, in Manhattan’s Greenwich Village, it’s daily interactions, “the little exchanges with strangers when someone drops something on the street or you give up your seat on the train and feel, however briefly, connected,” she wrote.For Elizabeth Curtis Bergin, 31, in Manhattan’s Greenwich Village, it’s daily interactions, “the little exchanges with strangers when someone drops something on the street or you give up your seat on the train and feel, however briefly, connected,” she wrote.
Ms. Maggiotto, more than she misses her yoga studio, longs for the day when her 4-year-old daughter, Livia, can act like a child again.Ms. Maggiotto, more than she misses her yoga studio, longs for the day when her 4-year-old daughter, Livia, can act like a child again.
“Yesterday, her best friend came to visit and say hi in front of our building, but both kids were just not interested,” she said last week. “Where usually we’d say, ‘Go play’ or ‘Say hi,’ and now we have to say, ‘Stay away’ — it’s just completely unnatural.”“Yesterday, her best friend came to visit and say hi in front of our building, but both kids were just not interested,” she said last week. “Where usually we’d say, ‘Go play’ or ‘Say hi,’ and now we have to say, ‘Stay away’ — it’s just completely unnatural.”
And not only for children. Many people looked past the city’s polish and shine and said what they really wanted was something you once could get almost anywhere.And not only for children. Many people looked past the city’s polish and shine and said what they really wanted was something you once could get almost anywhere.
“I haven’t been hugged in months,” said Michelle Velasquez, 33, a personal trainer in Fort Lee, N.J. “I think about the people that are losing everyone, and I can’t imagine losing a loved one and no one’s going to hug you. Or, you’re in the hospital and you’re sick and no one is going to hug you. My birthday came and went during quarantine, I didn’t get a hug. Then, I had to put my cat of 15 years to sleep, I didn’t get a hug then. More and more I realized, ‘Oh my God, I’m a hugger.’”“I haven’t been hugged in months,” said Michelle Velasquez, 33, a personal trainer in Fort Lee, N.J. “I think about the people that are losing everyone, and I can’t imagine losing a loved one and no one’s going to hug you. Or, you’re in the hospital and you’re sick and no one is going to hug you. My birthday came and went during quarantine, I didn’t get a hug. Then, I had to put my cat of 15 years to sleep, I didn’t get a hug then. More and more I realized, ‘Oh my God, I’m a hugger.’”
Susane Colasanti, 47, a young-adult novelist in Gramercy Park, Manhattan, knows better than anyone what she yearns to see again.Susane Colasanti, 47, a young-adult novelist in Gramercy Park, Manhattan, knows better than anyone what she yearns to see again.
“Myself,” she wrote. “I miss my normally positive attitude, my resilience, my determination to succeed.”“Myself,” she wrote. “I miss my normally positive attitude, my resilience, my determination to succeed.”
Ms. Smith, mourning her brother on Staten Island, takes comfort in thinking of her return to the ferry and the city she loves — an experience she is grateful to have savored long before it went away.Ms. Smith, mourning her brother on Staten Island, takes comfort in thinking of her return to the ferry and the city she loves — an experience she is grateful to have savored long before it went away.
“I enjoyed it when I had it,” she said. “I knew it was special then.”“I enjoyed it when I had it,” she said. “I knew it was special then.”
Reporting was contributed by Jo Corona, Lauren Hard, Derek M. Norman, Nate Schweber and Jeffrey E. Singer.Reporting was contributed by Jo Corona, Lauren Hard, Derek M. Norman, Nate Schweber and Jeffrey E. Singer.