After looting, BIDs reverse guidance on boarding up stores

Back in March, business improvement district leaders across New York City urged owners not to board up their storefronts during the pandemic. No longer. “At the beginning of Covid, we told owners not to board up stores, that it would send the wrong message,” said Jessica Lappin, president of the Downtown Alliance. “Now we are telling them they should.” The change in guidance comes as looters strike some of the city’s most prominent business districts.

source https://therealdeal.com/2020/06/02/after-looting-bids-reverse-guidance-on-boarding-up-stores/