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A mask-wearing woman walks in front of the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts at Lincoln Center, Thursday, March 12, 2020, in New York. Most of Lincoln Center's performance space including the Metropolitan Opera, shuttered their doors Thursday after New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo temporarily banned gatherings of more than 500 people amid a rise in cases of coronavirus. For most people the new virus causes only mild or moderate symptoms, such as fever and cough. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness including pneumonia. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

A mask-wearing woman walks in front of the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts at Lincoln Center, Thursday, March 12, 2020, in New York. Most of Lincoln Center's performance space including the Metropolitan Opera, shuttered their doors Thursday after New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo temporarily banned gatherings of more than 500 people amid a rise in cases of coronavirus. For most people the new virus causes only mild or moderate symptoms, such as fever and cough. For …

March 13, 2020

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Big city, big worry: Pressure mounting to close NYC schools
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.