Posted on 03/16/2020 5:45:43 AM PDT by usafa92
Mayor Bill de Blasio announced late Sunday that the Big Apple’s nightlife will shut down and its restaurants and bars will only provide takeout or delivery service as authorities struggle to get ahead of the mounting coronavirus pandemic.
The restrictions will take effect at 9 a.m. Tuesday and are similar to measures announced in Ohio, Washington, DC, and across much of Western Europe, all of which have been hit by the deadly virus, too.
“Our lives are all changing in ways that were unimaginable just a week ago,” de Blasio said in a statement released by City Hall, which acknowledged the step was “drastic.”
“We are taking a series of actions that we never would have taken otherwise in an effort to save the lives of loved ones and our neighbors.”
De Blasio came under intense criticism for only moving Sunday to close the city’s public schools in the face of the outbreak, a decision that came days after other major American cities shut theirs down.
(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...
So like can bars have drive-thru windows now?
ML/NJ
- the plague doctors at work. What about the livelihoods and their being able to put bread on the table for our loved ones and the people who work for them?
What I find interesting is now they are effectively closing “the borders” as it pertains to bars, restaurants etc, yet had no problem offering sanctuary to anyone who sneaked into the country which is irresponsible as hell. Now New York like California now has the most infected people in the country and they dare bash Trump who since day one wanted secure borders?
Take out booze.
How are the delivery people going to deliver to millions of people in their high rises? Not so cool to live in NYC anymore, is it?
Elevators ???
We are going to get a preview of how the entire restaurant industry is going to operate with a $15/hour minimum wage.
If you reheat the take out with a microwave would that kill the virus?
Don’t NYC bars need a different licence to sell alcohol that is to be consumed off premises?
Can I get an Apple martini to go? Party on!
N’awlins, baby!
Drive thru daiquiri, 31 flavors!
No CV mask? Wear your Mardi Gras mask!
Woohoo! Dat’s where it’s at!
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.