“My decision to stay in Times Square during corona is no different than going out there every single day when it’s 19 degrees or there’s a blizzard or a rainstorm or a heatwave — doesn’…
vanish from the planet with my positivity,” he says) then goes for a run in his hometown of Queens. He then drives to work, where he parks in his designated spot in a now-deserted parking garage. Next, he wipes a set of barbells down with rubbing alcohol and gets some reps in. “This is day 37, I think, in a row since the national emergency was declared,” he says.
When news of COVID-19’s spread in the U.S. started heating up, Burck was in Florida working Spring Break; he had previously been at Mardi Gras in New Orleans. He headed back to New York then, and resumed his post in Times Square, where he says he still sees thousands of people each day. Having come in contact with myriad people over the years, Burck believes: “I couldn’t get sick if I tried.”
“Good timber does not grow with ease, the stronger the wind, the stronger the trees,” he adds. “What does not kill me, makes me stronger. Life is strongest on the coral reef where it’s most dangerous. Nietzsche said, ‘Build your cities on the slopes of the Vesuvius.’” Burck doesn’t take the virus lightly, though; his wife, Patricia Cruz does the shopping in a mask and gloves and Burck only travels to Times Square and his home. He also regularly rubs his hands down with rubbing alcohol. An avid Trump supporter, Burck has nothing but praise for the New York government and how they’ve been handling the containment of COVID-19 . Although, he’s hoping the city will reopen soon.
In the meantime, the Naked Cowboy’s life remains largely unchanged — save for one detail. “I’ve never seen the city so clean. It looks like Texas,” he says. “I feel like the world got a spring cleaning.”
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