On Nov. 2, the eve of the U.S. presidential elections, boards have been put up to protect the Times Square Forever 21 in case of election unrest in New York City. Retailers across the country are boarding up their stores to stem any damages to their stores in case of election-related protest or unrest.
Workers seal up the Todd Snyder boutique by Madison Square Park on Nov. 3.
People wearing masks pass by a New York City Guess store that has been boarded up in anticipation of unrest. Property owners are preparing as local and state officials warn of violence across the country on Election Day.
A Club Monaco store on Fifth Ave. covers up with plywood as the nation waits on pins and needles for the results of a contentious presidential election.
Despite the boarded up storefront, a sign says Club Monaco on Fifth Ave. is open for business.
Workers are seen preparing to board up luxury retail store Moschino in New York City’s SoHo neighborhood in case of election unrest.
As of midday on Election Day, Theory was open with windows boarded over ahead of potential unrest.
A sign seen on Theory’s Fifth Ave. store on Nov. 3 says the fashion retailer is taking “precautionary measures” to protect staff and shoppers.
Workers board up a Burberry store in New York City ahead of Election Day.
A politically themed message leaps out from the boarded-up storefront of home goods retailer ABC Carpet & Home’s Broadway location.
Three workers board up a Bandier store in New York City ahead of Election Day.
Members of the NYPD stand in front of the boarded up windows of an American Eagle store in Times Square, Oct. 31.
Pedestrians in New York City walk past the boarded up windows of a Macy’s department store on Oct. 31.
After the summer’s unrest, retailers like Happy Socks and Macy’s-owned cosmetics chain on Broadway fortify their shops as voters head to the polls.
Businesses in New York City’s Times Square, such as this Foot Locker, have boarded up in anticipation of civil unrest related to the presidential election.
On Election Day, French children’s wear chain Jacadi’s Broadway store bears all the hallmarks of a store bracing for fallout from a hotly contested race for the White House.
Another Times Square business, this H&M, boards up ahead of Election Day.
A mask-wearing pedestrian passes by a New York City BCBGMAXAZRIA preparing for potential Election Day unrest.
Johnston & Murphy across from Manhattan’s Madison Square Park covered windows and doors with plywood as of Election Day.
Workers are seen boarding up a Gucci store. Property owners are preparing as local and state officials warn of violence across the country on Election Day.