On the tiny Balearic island of Formentera, sometimes called Ibiza’s sister island, Raquel Calafat has been working hard to get the hotel that her great-grandfather established in the 1950s ready to greet tourists, who have been eerily absent for months. Calafat speaks of “corazones divididos” — hearts divided — to …
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Anxiety and trepidation have replaced full-throated excitement among New York City’s businesses preparing to reopen on Monday. “There was a sense of relief and anticipation about getting back to business,” said Tom Grech, president and CEO of the Queens Chamber of Commerce. “But the events of the last five-to-seven days …
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