Big Apple Mayor Bill de Blasio weighed-in Monday on the Staten Island bar owner who refused to close his business over the weekend; saying “this guy is a hypocrite and he’s about to pay the price.”
“We should always ask if people are being treated fairly and if there’s equality. In this case, I want to hear from the NYPD on the decision and why it was made,” said de Blasio. “Let’s be clear… What this guy did is absolutely unacceptable.”
“He’s making a big deal about what’s happening with his bar. Guess what? Law and Order means when the state of New York says your bar has to be closed, it has to be closed,” he added. “This guy is a hypocrite and he’s about to pay the price for his hypocrisy.”
Mayor Bill de Blasio on Staten Island "Autonomous Zone" bar owner: "This guy is a hypocrite and he's about to pay the price for his hypocrisy." pic.twitter.com/89Ay2sfH53
— The Hill (@thehill) December 7, 2020
Watch de Blasio’s comments above.
NYC SAYS ENOUGH: Massive Crowds Gather at Shuttered Staten Island Bar, Chant ‘Cuomo SUCKS’
Furious New Yorkers gathered outside a bar on Staten Island this week after the establishment was shut down by local authorities; chanting “Cuomo sucks” and hoisting American flags in defiance of the Governor’s rules.
A huge group of people gathered outside the Staten Island bar – in the middle of a COVID hot zone – that was shut down last night by police for violating pandemic safety rules. Many could be seen carrying the American flag. https://t.co/wNY30RhP1l pic.twitter.com/c4CLajRio7
— Eyewitness News (@ABC7NY) December 3, 2020
“USA, USA…” Supporters showing up to protest & chant outside of Mac’s Public House in #StatenIsland. Many want to eat and drink indoors & don’t believe the establishment should have been shut down after receiving several warnings for violating orders @CBSNewYork pic.twitter.com/iJDDVb1gPn
— Cory James (@CoryJamesTV) December 3, 2020
Happening now in Staten Island: American Patriots protesting against @NYGovCuomo and @NYCMayor for arresting a bar owner for going into his own establishment.
We're silent no more. #OPENUPNYC pic.twitter.com/GqvKloiv6o
— Joel Fischer 🇺🇸 (@realJoelFischer) December 2, 2020
Watch the crowd chant above!
UPDATE: Staten Island Bar Owner Vows to ‘Keep Fighting,’ Cuomo Says ‘Actions Have Consequences’
A local businessman in Staten Island, New York City vowed to “keep fighting” Andrew Cuomo’s Coronavirus restrictions as the Governor tells bar owners that “actions have consequences.”
“This owner is learning that actions have consequences,” Cuomo said. “Breaking the law and putting your neighbors’ lives at risk during a global pandemic to make a political statement is simply unacceptable.”
Furious New Yorkers gathered outside a bar on Staten Island this week after the establishment was shut down by local authorities; chanting “Cuomo sucks” and hoisting American flags in defiance of the Governor’s rules.
A huge group of people gathered outside the Staten Island bar – in the middle of a COVID hot zone – that was shut down last night by police for violating pandemic safety rules. Many could be seen carrying the American flag. https://t.co/wNY30RhP1l pic.twitter.com/c4CLajRio7
— Eyewitness News (@ABC7NY) December 3, 2020
“USA, USA…” Supporters showing up to protest & chant outside of Mac’s Public House in #StatenIsland. Many want to eat and drink indoors & don’t believe the establishment should have been shut down after receiving several warnings for violating orders @CBSNewYork pic.twitter.com/iJDDVb1gPn
— Cory James (@CoryJamesTV) December 3, 2020
Happening now in Staten Island: American Patriots protesting against @NYGovCuomo and @NYCMayor for arresting a bar owner for going into his own establishment.
We're silent no more. #OPENUPNYC pic.twitter.com/GqvKloiv6o
— Joel Fischer 🇺🇸 (@realJoelFischer) December 2, 2020
Watch the crowd chant above!