Big sheets of clear plastic are draped in front of the service counters at Post Offices, forming a physical barrier between the clerks and the customers — a reminder of the new realities of the Covid-19 pandemic that has turned public spaces into dangerous places.
The Bridgehampton Child Care and Recreational Center is operating a food pantry for 25 families.
“This is different. This is worse,” Mary Bromley said. “We can’t touch one another. We can’t visit each other. Hospitals aren’t allowing family members to visit patients. This is going to be a long haul.”
The near-total shutdown in commercial activity on the South Fork amid the coronavirus pandemic is now impacting an industry that in ordinary times would be in its busiest period of the year: landscaping.
