Sheltering at home during the covid-19 pandemic is a lot different for someone living in a small apartment in New York City than it is for someone living in a house with many rooms and a yard. My apartment is 800 square feet. My gym is closed and I don’t own a Peloton (yet). Exercise for me in the time of coronavirus consists primarily of walking (although I’ve started running a little again!).
Luckily my building has a rooftop – and sometimes I walk or run up there – but it can get a bit tedious.
running on my roof…
rooftop walk run . . .
I also go for walks outside of my building (yes, I always wear a face mask). I go walking on the streets or I go to nearby parks, either Carl Schurz Park on the East River (where Gracie Mansion is located) or Central Park.
Carl Schurz Park
Central Park
On various days, especially when the weather is nice, I have had to abruptly leave a park due to overcrowding and lack of respect of social distancing by other park visitors. Simply stated, I felt I was in an unsafe condition.
Central Park
A reporter from Insider.com contacted me after I posted photos of overcrowding in Central Park on Twitter last week.
This article, Warmer weather is here and it’s drawing crowds of people out of their homes, threatening social distancing orders by Connor Perrett on Insider.com discusses the issue and quotes me.
LINK TO ARTICLE
What has your experience been? Hope you’re all doing well. Stay safe.
A New York frequent flyer who elegantly combines her passions for worldwide travel, running a gazillion marathons all over the globe and staying fit ... without sacrificing her fancy for good wine and food.
Good for you – to be quoted in an article addressing a serious issue, and to be so conscientiously following the physical distancing guidelines to keep yourself and all those around you safer.
We are too, but it is somewhat easier. To start with, I live in a medium-sized west coast city, which is far less crowded and has many places where we can get outside and not find ourselves too close to others. We did have to abandon one of our favorite walking paths, because as more folks started using it, the path became a little too narrow in places to be able to manage the six foot distancing.
We too see some groups, but they generally are family groups. And usually the park paths and the open areas can easily accommodate the people in a safe way. But not always: we came upon a group of teens who had set up an obstacle course of sorts and they were getting too close to each other, breathing hard and running around in pairs. And they had no masks. I’d say only about half the people we see recreating outside do. Luckily all the groceries now insist on masks to get inside.
But there is one way I miss the density of a big city: the 7PM noise to thank the heath care workers and other essential employees. It hasn’t taken off in my neighborhood. I am grateful when you post links to what you see and hear on social media. Gives me a taste of that that I appreciate.
Props on being cited. Hopefully it’ll help.
thanks.