New York City Mayor Orders Restaurants, Bars, Theaters Closed for Coronavirus

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio speaks at a news briefing about COVID-19 at City Hall in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, on March 14, 2020. Eduardo Munoz/Reuters

NEW YORK—The city that never sleeps will be taking a break from the action.

Mayor Bill de Blasio on Sunday said he was ordering the city’s famed restaurants, theaters, bars, and movie houses closed in an effort to slow the spread of the coronavirus.