And while vaccines have made it so the United States can slowly reopen, NYC’s overall recovery remains slow. In August 2020, the New York Times estimated that one-third of all small businesses may never open again. Unemployment’s soaring, tourism has evaporated, and a city known for its effervescence and sleeplessness has been put on continual hold. With more than 780,000 COVID-19 cases, more than 100,000 hospitalizations and, most tragically, more than 28,000 deaths, the city has been devastated by the global pandemic.
To say that New York City has had a rough 16 months would be a gross understatement.
Zion Moreno as Luna La, left, Jordan Alexander as Julien Calloway, and Savannah Smith as Monet de Haan in HBO Max’s Gossip Girl (Photo credit: Karolina Wojtasik/Courtesy of HBO Max)
