The Corona lockdown

  1. The Corona lockdown has forced everyone throughout the country indoors, with people
    in urban areas and small apartments disproportionately affected. How have city
    dwellers, and especially New Yorkers, been specifically affected by the Corona
    lockdown? As we move to an increasing remote workforce during Corona and beyond,
    will people still flock to cities in general and New York specifically for employment
    opportunities? Describe what you expect to be the future of New York post-Corona.
  2. West Side Story tells a Romeo and Juliet-esque love story about an Italian man and a
    Puerto Rican woman with the backdrop of their respective gangs. The story is sixty
    years old: Is it still relevant in New York, 2020? Comment both on the gang violence as
    well as on the interrelationships between different ethnic groups. What does the story
    say both positively and negatively about the multiethnic nature of the city?