Wednesday, October 7, 2020 - City facades: The Warwick Hotel - 65 West 54th Street (between Sixth & Fifth).

After closing indefinitely the week of March 23rd, on September 8th, Midtown’s Warwick Hotel opened its doors to guests once more. The “Midtown is Ready” flag that’s hanging above Sixth Avenue references the work of the Avenue of the Americas Association, and was installed sometime after the city went on pause this past spring, likely in late July, or early August.

Even so, with commercial office buildings operating at a small percentage of their capacity; Broadway theaters still closed; and tourism in the city being brought to a nearly complete halt, the questions remain: (1) What might become of Midtown Manhattan now; and (2) Is the city actually ready?

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*The original publication of this Daily expressed that the “Midtown is Ready” flag was hung before New York City went on pause; however, the subsequent sighting of a nearby sign, also from the A.O.A.A., which reads “We’ve Missed You” has revealed that the signs were installed after the city went on pause.