Cuomo warns NYC biz: Enforce masks, or else
BY MARK HALLUM
Only 24 deaths
from COVID-
19 were reported
in New York state
on Tuesday, but Governor
Andrew Cuomo
maintained his efforts
remain focused on pacing
the reopening of
regions with the infection
rates and preventing
a second deadly
spike.
Unlike 21 other
states in the union,
Cuomo touted the Empire
State going from
the “epicenter of the
epicenter” of COVID-
19 to leading the country
in decreasing the
spread and reopening
in accordance with the
figures tracked by the
government.
Cuomo took the time
in his Sunday press
conference to address
REUTERS/CAITLIN OCHS
People drink outside a bar during the reopening
phase following the coronavirus disease
(COVID-19) outbreak in the East Village on
June 13, 2020.
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a new epidemic: disregard
for wearing masks
as hundreds flock to
bars and restaurants
but occupy street and
sidewalk space.
Again, Cuomo said
state liquor licenses
could be revoked
with inspectors on
the prowl and regions
where governments
are not enforcing measures
could be subject
to close again.
The East Village
over the weekend was
an example used by
many over social media
for crowds of people
enjoying a bit of
nightlife with masks
being less common
than other instances
of gatherings such as
the George Floyd protests.
“This is a question of
violating the law and
this is a very serious
situation and I hope
everyone knows there
will be consequences,”
Cuomo said.
The cost of obtaining
a liquor license in
New York is the third
highest in the nation at
an average of $4,300
per year. California at
$13,800 and Tennessee
at $5,000 annually
are the only two
in the nation to exceed
the amount required
by New York to sell
liquor.
Manhattan was not
the only example used
by Cuomo to describe
a violation of New
York’s mask requirements;
he mentioned
the Hamptons by name
and other Twitter users
spotted crowds outside
of bars in parts of
Brooklyn and Queens
as well.
Large gatherings are
still restricted to ten
people throughout,
especially in the city
which is still only in
the first phase of reopening.
“If we increase the
spread of the virus in
Manhattan because of
bars and restaurants,
then everyone is going
to suffer and that’s
not fair. Local government,
do your job. If
we have to close, then
people are going to
hold you accountable.
Bars and restaurants,
do your job; if you
could have State Liquor
Authority violation
and possibly lose
your license,” Cuomo
said. “You look at all
the other states, it’s
not hard to figure out
what is happening
here. It’s happened to
half the state’s in the
nation, so far we have
been the exception
and we’re not going to
go back to that dark
place because local
government did not do
its job.”
New Rochelle was
the first cluster in the
state and stemmed
from a large gathering,
Cuomo pointed out.
City Hall did not respond
to a request for
comment.
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