This is a whole new world, you know? I feel like I’m living a dream, that it’s not real. Politically, democratic theory itself is in question, and COVID-19 has called into question the idea of the city. People are leaving NYC. The virus was just the last straw. And now major retailers are pulling out.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/11/nyregion/nyc-economy-chain-stores.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/11/nyregion/nyc-economy-chain-stores.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage