People embrace inside a coffee shop as a U.S. flag is reflected by the store's window Thursday, March 12, 2020, in Times Square in New York. Broadway theaters were shuttered Thursday after New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo banned gatherings of more than 500 people amid a rise in coronavirus cases. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
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March 13, 2020 8:40 a.m.
Big city, big worry: Pressure mounting to close NYC schools
NEW YORK (AP) — The coronavirus sapped New York City of its famous hustle and bustle Friday, with no Broadway, no basketball games, no big gatherings, a populace unnerved by an ever-worsening crisis and mounting pressure to close down public schools.