Shopping at department stores was never a favorite activity of mine.  Very often I made purchases online to avoid going to a mall.  Over the past 6 months, I have bought clothing on Amazon.com since the retail outlets were closed.  I never wanted to buy shoes online since I would have to return them by mail if they didn't fit.  I feel that I have to try on shoes before I Purchase them.  Anyway, I needed a new pair of sneakers, so I walked to Macy's in downtown Flushing not knowing if it was open as it was during the pre-COVID days.  I was pleasantly surprised to see that it was open.  I was able to try on a couple of pairs of sneakers and make my purchase.

I still don't know when I will go to a restaurant to eat at a table.  I am just afraid that with only 25% of the tables open, there will be a long wait.