Empty storefronts were a huge issue in prime manhattan shopping areas since I moved there in 2015. At least in Manhattan it's not due to covid. There may have b

Empty storefronts were a huge issue in prime manhattan shopping areas since I moved there in 2015. At least in Manhattan it's not due to covid. There may have been a brief spike in vacancies in mid 2020 but the vacancy rate in 2019 was already extremely high. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-08-12/vacant-nyc-storefronts-prompt-council-push-to-aid-small-business https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-08-12/vacant-ny...