August 2020 Issue
At the height of the pandemic, see New York City’s empty streets from above
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At the height of the pandemic, see New York City’s empty streets from above
From a helicopter, photographer Stephen Wilkes captured the startling stillness of New York City under lockdown to fight the coronavirus.Coronavirus
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