Governor Andrew Cuomo is taking aim at bars across the state that he says are breaking rules, causing a lot of frustration for local business owners.
GOOD EVENING ONCEAGAIN -- COVID-19CASES ARE ON THERISE IN AT LEAST 40STATES NOW.AND NEW YORK ISMAKING SURE THOSEHOTSPOTS DO NOTSPARK ANOTHERMASSIVE WAVE OFINFECTIONS HERE.THE GOVERNORANNOUNCED TODAY --ANOTHER TEN STATESHAVE BEEN ADDED TOTHE TRAVELADVISORY.SOME OF THE NEWSTATES INCLUDEINDIANA, MARYLANDAND MISSOURI.THE GOVERNOR ISALSO TAKING AIM ATBARS ACROSS THESTATE THAT HE SAYSARE BREAKING THERULES.... AND AS 7EYEWITNESS NEWSREPORTER TAYLOREPPS SHOWS USTONIGHT-- ALL OF THISIS CAUSING A LOT OFFRUSTRATION FOR ALOT OF NEW YORKBUSINESSES.CUOMO PHONER "OURFUTURE IS IN THEIRHANDS."PROVIDING AN UPDATEVIA CONFERENCECALL, GOVERNORANDREW CUOMO SAYSNEW YORKCONTINUES TO BUCKTHE TREND WHEN ITCOMES TO COVID-19.CUOMO "COVID ISINCREASING IN 41STATES ACROSS THECOUNTRY."AND THAT'S WHY THEGOVERNOR ADDED 10MORE STATES TO THETRAVEL ADVISORYLIST..THAT MEANS VISITORSFROM 31STATES..MORE THANHALF THE COUNTRY...MUST QUARANTINEFOR TWO WEEKSWHEN VISITING NEWYORK.CUOMO ALSOCLEARED UP SOMECONFUSION FORRESTAURANTS ANDBARS..CUOMO "I THINKTHERE'S ADISCONNECT, WENEVER AUTHORIZEDBARS TO RE-OPEN.
WEDIDN'T AUTHORIZEOUTDOOR DRINKING,WE AUTHORIZEDOUTDOOR DINING."THE GOVERNOR SAYSBECAUSE BARS ALLOWPEOPLE TOCONGREGATE ANDSTANDAROUND..SPECIFICALLY THE YOUNGERCROWD.CUOMO "THE NUMBERSARE INCREASINGAROUND YOUNGERPEOPLE..YES!
IT'SYOUNGER PEOPLE INBARS!"LOCAL BREWERYOPERATORS SAYTHEY'RE FRUSTRATEDTO SAY THE LEAST.CIMPERMAN "WE'RE ABREWERY FIRST ANDIT'S BEEN A CHALLENGEFOR ALL OF OUREMPLOYEES AND ALLOF OUR CUSTOMERSAS THE RULESCONTINUE TO CHANGEAND EVOLVE."JOHN CIMPERMAN ISTHE FOUNDER OF 42NORTH BREWINGCOMPANY IN EASTAURORA.HE OPENED ABIERGARTEN ANDSAYS THINGS HAVEBEEN GOING WELL..JOHN "THE RULES WEHAVE IN PLACE ARESOCIAL DISTANCING,STAY 6 FEET APART,OBVIOUSLY STAYSEATED, THAT'S AMANDATE WHEN THEYHAVE THEIR BEER ORTHEIR FOOD."BUT AFTER THEGOVERNOR'SANNOUNCEMENT, HE'SWORRIED ABOUTGOING BACKWARD.JOHN "IF WE COULDN'TALLOW PEOPLE TO SITOUTDOORS AND COMEIN THE BREWERY WEWOULD GO BACK TOFULL TIME CARRY OUTAND DRIVE THRU."FOR NOW,CIMPERMAN SAYSHE'LL CONTINUE ASUSUAL UNTIL THE NEWYORK STATEBREWER'SASSOCIATION TELLSHIM OTHERWISE.JOHN "WE'RE JUSTGOING TO CONTINUETO BE DILIGENT WITHTHE RULES AS WEUNDERSTANDTHEM..CONTINUE TOENFORCE SOCIALDISTANCING, I THINKWE'LL GET THROUGHTHIS."IN E
New York is cracking down on bars and restaurants that violate social distancing rules; CBS2's Cory James reports.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Thursday chips do not count for restaurants and bars trying to follow the state’s requirement that..
