Two Lincoln Center security officials walk in front of the Metropolitan Opera box office Thursday, March 12, 2020, in New York after New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo temporarily banned gatherings of more than 500 people. Most of Lincoln Center's performance space,s including the Met Opera, shuttered their doors Thursday after the ban was announced. (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.