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Trattoria L’incontro owner Rocco Sacramone mocked Governor Andrew Cuomo in a Instagram video while eating outside in a blizzard, according to Fox Business.
“The message is that it’s almost impossible to dine out in New York City in the winter months that we have here. You know, this is not Florida. It’s not California that we have beautiful days, great evenings that we could dine out. It just doesn’t work in New York. That was the message we were trying to get across.”
after 30 seconds the pizza had “icicles, the mozzarella became hard. And the wine froze as hard as rocks.”
“Well, we have a couple of the neighbors actually that were walking their dog, and then they saw us sitting outside. ‘Are you guys going to have a table for us now?’ I said no, no, no. We are just making an Instagram video.”
Outdoor dining was suspended after the Department of Sanitation issued a “snow alert.”
“Well, we actually got this filtration system that kills the SARS, all the viruses. I mean, we went above and beyond. I had a tent outside, also. I took it down because I know that it was not going to work through the winter,” Sacramone said.
“The message is, ‘let’s open up safely.’ Safety comes first. But let’s make smart decisions before we just shut everything down.”
From Fox Business:
Cuomo warned residents Monday they should prepare for the possibility of another shutdown if rising COVID-19 cases put hospitals at risk of exceeding their capacity.
Cuomo addressed the state’s plan to combat the spread of coronavirus amid intense criticism of his office’s decision to temporarily ban indoor dining in New York City. The governor defended his decision, arguing operational restrictions are “not the real problem” for business owners and other state residents.