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NYC Closing Restaurants, Bars

03.15.20 | 11:19 pm

The largest city in the U.S. is closing up restaurants and bars, restricting them to serving take-out only.

We’ve seen similar moves this weekend by the governors of Washington, Massachusetts, California, Illinois and Ohio.

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John Light is TPM's executive editor, based in New York. He previously worked as a producer for Bill Moyers and WNYC and has written for The Atlantic, Slate, Reuters and Grist.