Tired of Lockdown, New Yorkers Flood Local Bars, Beaches
New York City has been the worst-hit coronavirus (COVID-19) hotspot in the world, having registered more than 28,000 fatalities, according to the US-based Johns Hopkins University.
New Yorkers have decided to ditch social-distancing rules this weekend, as huge crowds have been spotted in bars and at the beaches in the NYC-area, the New York Post reported on Saturday.
Citizens, mostly young people, have been spotted without masks, chatting, and drinking freely. Pictures have been shared on social media.
“Carry out” at a popular NYC bar. Does this look like social distancing? pic.twitter.com/xfzIdJbxxI
— Double Dee (@DCdebbie) May 16, 2020
I'm not ready to give up on NYC beaches this summer. NYers will flock to them no matter what and would end up overcrowding other NY, NJ, and CT beaches if we try to keep them closed. We need a plan in place that lets people get relief from the heat and use our beaches safely.
— NYC Council Speaker Corey Johnson (@NYCSpeakerCoJo) May 15, 2020
A similar situation has been witnessed in New Jersey, where sun-seekers flocked to the beaches, according to a Twitter user, who noted how there was "little mask usage".
We went down to Belmar, which is close enough to me that my eye doctor’s office is there, and the beach/boardwalk was obscenely, obscenely packed with little mask usage. A lot of the license plates were out of state. I get that people need to go outside and recreate but https://t.co/QxKAmwDMo6
— Jarrett Seidler (@jaseidler) May 16, 2020
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said earlier that beaches in the states of New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, and Delaware will open on 22 May for Memorial Day weekend with a limited capacity, adding that when social distancing is not possible, all visitors will have to wear face-coverings on the beach. However, any contact activities, including beach volleyball and football, will not be allowed.
- Source : Sputnik News
