Times Square’s Small Businesses Fight to Keep the Lights On

Office-district malaise lingers in the heart of New York City

The Starlite Deli served the theater district but closed after losses piled up. Matthew Riva/The Wall Street Journal

Three years after the Covid-19 pandemic made Times Square a ghost town, the theater district’s delis, small shops and restaurants are struggling to stay afloat.

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