In my view NYC trivia feet in the street experience that picture is from well after March 15th.. we had shutdown called just before St. Patrick's Day Parade and no flippin chance Times Square was lock...
I understand... when I looked up that date, it showed me this image.... I added it.... now, when I looked into it deeper, apparently, the pic was of March 18, 2020.....
https://abcnews.com/Health/year-covid-19-us-march-2020/story?id=76204691
"The first case of the COVID-19 pandemic in New York City was confirmed on March 1, 2020, though later research showed that the novel coronavirus had been circulating in New York City since January, with cases of community transmission confirmed as early as February. "
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic_in_New_York_City
https://abcnews.com/Health/year-covid-19-us-march-2020/story?id=76204691
"The first case of the COVID-19 pandemic in New York City was confirmed on March 1, 2020, though later research showed that the novel coronavirus had been circulating in New York City since January, with cases of community transmission confirmed as early as February. "
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic_in_New_York_City