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Coronavirus in N.Y.: Ban on Large Gatherings as Cases Rise Sharply NewsColony New York officials instituted a drastic set of measures to try to curb the spread of the coronavirus, placing an indefinite ban on most gatherings of more than 500 people, leading to the shuttering of Broadway shows and sharply impacting how New Yorkers work, eat and worship. The restrictions announced by Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo on Thursday came as the number of infections in the state tripled since Sunday, with dozens of new cases in New York City, where millions of residents typically rub shoulders with millions of visitors drawn by its sparkling cultural scene. But on Thursday, many of those famed institutions — including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Carnegie Hall, and the Metropolitan Opera — announced closings, bowing to the reality of a global epidemic and the government’s frantic efforts to confront it. Shortly after the governor spoke in the State Capitol, Mayor Bill de Blasio declared a stat...