For Manhattan's retail industry normal may never return

[progree]

2. Sad that it's especially hitting downtowns everywhere

But the coronavirus is keeping the tourists and office workers that they rely on to justify their sky-high rents home.

So much effort has been spent over the decades to keep the downtown vibrant (I'm thinking Minneapolis), as opposed to boarded-up or otherwise vacant buildings everywhere, or just massive holes in the ground right in the middle of downtown. Now it seems the boarded-up / vacant look will return and become permanent.

Not just retail, but entertainment / restaurants.