While on all accounts coronavirus (the viral matter that causes COVID-19) appears to have weakened since hitting the shores of New York City over two years ago in March 2020—just like how other viruses tend to weaken as they evolve over time—and the pandemic is finally coming to a close, so too have most of the COVID-19 defenses in court cases involving commercial leases. However, all may not be foreclosed for a commercial tenant, particularly where a tenant is able to point to a specific provision of its lease that could excuse its obligation to pay rent during the closure of its business.