MAYOR Bill de Blasio said anyone who tries to swim at a NYC beach will be removed from the water if they defy his coronavirus rules. "Anyone tries to get in the water, they’ll be taken right out of the water," the mayor warned reporters on Monday morning.
He reiterated that "no swimming, no lifeguards, no parties, no BBQs" and no sports were allowed on the sand, where social distancing rules would still apply.
"It's a dangerous situation to ever go in the water if there are no lifeguards present," de Blasio noted, saying city officials wanted to avoid a situation where people took buses or subways to the beach.
He said only residents of beach communities would be allowed to go to the beach as "just open space you can walk on" — but everyone else should steer clear of it at this time. "[If] we don’t see the right thing, we’ll have to be stricter," he said, adding that there would be more enforcement if necessary.
Welcome to Democrat-run America.
I miss Aretha.
