By Karen Rubin, News-Photos-Features.com
A dramatic change from what Easter Sunday usually looks like. Fifth Avenue is traditionally the scene of the Easter Parade, with elaborate hats and fancy dress and, since it is New York, wild sometimes whacky costumes. This year, the streets were desolate, the churches shuttered and famous boutiques closed. At Times Square, the Tower flashed electronic thank you’s to health care workers and first responders. Broadway theaters were shut down. Here are some images:
Fifth Avenue hasn’t been closed to traffic for the Easter Parade, it is just vacant. Easter Sunday in New York City amid coronavirus pandemic © Karen Rubin/news-photos-features.com Easter Sunday in New York City amid coronavirus pandemic © Karen Rubin/news-photos-features.com St. Patrick’s Cathedral, Easter Sunday in New York City amid coronavirus pandemic © Karen Rubin/news-photos-features.com St. Patrick’s Cathedral, Easter Sunday in New York City amid coronavirus pandemic © Karen Rubin/news-photos-features.com St. Patrick’s Cathedral, Easter Sunday in New York City amid coronavirus pandemic © Karen Rubin/news-photos-features.com Easter Sunday in New York City amid coronavirus pandemic © Karen Rubin/news-photos-features.com Easter Sunday in New York City amid coronavirus pandemic © Karen Rubin/news-photos-features.com Easter Sunday in New York City amid coronavirus pandemic © Karen Rubin/news-photos-features.com Easter Sunday in New York City amid coronavirus pandemic © Karen Rubin/news-photos-features.com Easter Sunday in New York City amid coronavirus pandemic © Karen Rubin/news-photos-features.com Rockefeller Center, Easter Sunday in New York City amid coronavirus pandemic © Karen Rubin/news-photos-features.com “Plaza Suite,” starring Matthew Broderick and Sarah Jessica Parker, along with all other Broadway theaters closed. Easter Sunday in New York City amid coronavirus pandemic © Karen Rubin/news-photos-features.com Times Square, Easter Sunday in New York City amid coronavirus pandemic © Karen Rubin/news-photos-features.com Times Square, Easter Sunday in New York City amid coronavirus pandemic © Karen Rubin/news-photos-features.com Times Square, Easter Sunday in New York City amid coronavirus pandemic © Karen Rubin/news-photos-features.com Times Square, Easter Sunday in New York City amid coronavirus pandemic © Karen Rubin/news-photos-features.com Easter Sunday in New York City amid coronavirus pandemic © Karen Rubin/news-photos-features.com In contrast, this is what the famous Easter Parade along Fifth Avenue looked like in happier times:
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