Manhattan Under Plywood
Businesses boarded up before the election
| 06 Nov 2020 | 03:35

H&M in Times Square. Photo: Evando Thompson

Message and boards in Times Square. Photo: Evando Thompson

Bank of America in Soho. Photo: Evando Thompson

At 64th and Madison Ave. Photo: Jeanne Straus

Bottega Veneta on Madison Ave. Photo: Jeanne Straus

Partially covered Apple Store on Broadway and 67th Street. Photo: Alexis Gelber

Bloomingdale’s Outlet Store on 72nd Street and Broadway. Photo: Alexis Gelber

Pottery Barn on the Upper West Side. Photo: Alexis Gelber
Anticipating protests over the presidential election outcome early last week, Manhattan businesses boarded up storefronts around town. On some stretches of Columbus Avenue, the boards were a sign of stores that closed because of the pandemic. Other locations, from Soho to Times Square to the UES and UWS, were very much open for business, with wood-covered doors ajar. A look at Manhattan under plywood.