New York City has become the epicenter of coronavirus in the U.S with over 47,000 cases. The pandemic has forced millions of New Yorkers into their homes as local and state government enforce another 30 day stay-at-home order to try and flatten the curve.
What remains is a surreal and eerie state of quiet and calm across a city that is typically unaccustomed to life without the noise and chaos that makes up the very fabric of New York. Now between the intermittent screams of sirens as ambulances rush new patients to overwhelmed hospitals, the only noise one might hear are the sounds of birds singing. While New York may still be the city that never sleeps, it is also a city that has been subdued, muted and left immobile.
The following are photos of some of New York’s most popular and iconic landmarks left empty as the city grapples with a pandemic that has already claimed over 1000 lives. CNBC‘s Adam Jeffery compiled.
Grand Central Terminal
A view inside the Grand Central Terminal as the coronavirus continues to spread across the United States on March 18, 2020 in New York City. The World Health Organization declared coronavirus (COVID-19) a global pandemic on March 11th.
Noam Galai | Getty Images
Rockefeller Center
A view of The Rink at Rockefeller Center during the Coronavirus pandemic on March 31, 2020 in New York City.
Noam Galai | Getty Images
Park Avenue
A view of Park avenue and 42 street overpass with Grand Central Terminal in the background are seen as New York City attempts to slow down the spread of coronavirus through social distancing on April 1, 2020.
John Lamparski | Getty Images
Central Park Writer’s Walk
The Mall in Central Park is near empty as people remain at home to stop the spread of the Coronavirus pandemic on March 31, 2020 in New York City.
Noam Galai | Getty Images
Charging Bull Statue
The Wall St. Bull is seen standing on a nearly empty Broadway in the financial district, as the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak continues, in New York City, New York, U.S., March 23, 2020.
Mike Segar | Reuters
The New York Stock Exchange
Wall Street stands empty as people stay away from the area due to the coronavirus on March 30, 2020 in New York City.
Spencer Platt | Getty Images
The Oculus
A pedestrian walks inside a nearly empty Oculus transportation hub in the Financial District of New York, U.S., on Monday, March 30, 2020.
Gabby Jones | Bloomberg | Getty Images
5th Avenue
Fifth Avenue is empty of traffic as people remain at home to stop the spread of the Coronavirus pandemic on March 31, 2020 in New York City.
Noam Galai | Getty Images
10th Avenue
An empty 10th Avenue is seen during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in New York City, U.S., March 29, 2020.
Jeenah Moon | Reuters
A view of eerily quiet and empty Times Square amid Coronavirus(Covid-19) Pandemic on March 31, 2020, in New York, United States.
John Nacion | NurPhoto | Getty Images
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