Well yes, but they also almost certainly have it the worst. Their testing rate is not even particularly high - Washington State has tested more per capita and

Well yes, but they also almost certainly have it the worst. Their testing rate is not even particularly high - Washington State has tested more per capita and has a drastically lower positive rate https://covid-19.direct/state/NY https://covid-19.direct/state/NY (If anything Washington, which is facing roughly linear case growth without a shelter in place in effect, is arguably handling the best of anywhere in the US. But I recognize NYC being so dense is intrinsically in a bad spot in a pandemic)