New York governor Andrew Cuomo warned Monday that he may be forced to declare a second lockdown after New York residents ventured out to bars and restaurants over the weekend in Manhattan and the Hamptons, even though Cuomo’s government largely ignored a massive protest that took place in Brooklyn.
Cuomo threatened New Yorkers with a second lockdown in a press conference, the New York Times reports, after, Cuomo said, the state was “deluged” with more than 25,000 complaints of people flouting social distancing regulations and crowding in businesses.
“Specifically, Mr. Cuomo said that bar patrons in Manhattan and in the Hamptons had been flouting the rules,” the NYT says. “He warned that if local officials did not crack down on such behavior, the state could be forced to suspend the reopening plan.”
“I am warning today, in a nice way, of the consequences of your actions,” Cuomo said, referring to bars and restaurants. “We are not kidding around with this. You are talking about jeopardizing people’s lives.”
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05.14.2025