NYC Update — Corona Day 90. Peaceful Protests and Looting

Anna Murray
Pandemic Diaries
Published in
3 min readJun 4, 2020

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Here’s what’s going on…

— End of days?

Sometimes it feels as if the world may be coming to and end.

First the virus, then economic collapse, now looting.

Photo by Anna Murray

— Peaceful protests

Here’s a view from my friend’s apartment in Sheridan Square. Vast numbers of peaceful protesters swell the streets.

We are grateful to them.

— Looters take advantage

It was almost exclusively teenagers who took advantage of the protests to break into stores all over the city.

Monday night’s view on our corner.

Photo by Anna Murray

In my own building, the pharmacy was attacked and looted for Rx medications.

Photo by Anna Murray

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Tech expert, novelist, and essay writer with an ticklish funny bone. My novel, “Greedy Heart,” is First Best Book Finalist in the VIVIAN Awards.