New York déserté depuis le début de la pandémie, au mois de mars. Alors, en attendant, les rues sont à eux. Une marque de sport prisée a rouvert ses portes. Ça tombe bien, le trafic de drogue se maintient, les dealers des cités ont du cash à dépenser." data-reactid="19">It is only if we heard him arrive. The large gray SUV glides silently along the sidewalk of Mercer Street in lower Manhattan. Three lads emerge, pants flush with the buttocks and big gold chains around their necks. Only the driver waits at the wheel. Watchful. After all, guys are flaunting their zone in Soho, the ultra-chic New York neighborhood that has been deserted since the pandemic began in March. So, in the meantime, the streets are theirs. A popular sports brand has reopened. Luckily, drug trafficking continues, the city dealers have cash to spend.
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New York ne ressemble plus à New York. Avec 24 000 morts au printemps, la Grosse Pomme a payé un très lourd tribut au Covid-19. Elle peine depuis à se remettre debout. La peur, la misère, la drogue… Le virus a mis à nu des angoisses en pagaille. New York n'appartient plus aux New-Yorkais. Les sans-abri ont pris possession des grandes artères touristiques. Times Square crache encore des images sur ses écrans géants, mais il n'y a plus personne pour les regarder." data-reactid="21">Twilight. New York no longer looks like New York. With 24,000 dead in the spring, the Big Apple paid a very heavy price for Covid-19. She has struggled to get back on her feet since then. Fear, misery, drugs … The virus has laid bare anxieties in shambles. New York no longer belongs to New Yorkers. The homeless have taken possession of the main tourist arteries. Times Square still spits images on its giant screens, but there is no one left to watch them.
Where have the crowds of foreigners gone who posed to immortalize their passage through the city that never sleeps? If national tourism is picking up a little, nothing is as before. The hotels have abolished the luggage lockers. Result: people wander with their suitcases in the streets waiting for their …
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