Mayor Bill de Blasio announced late Sunday that the\u00a0 Big Apple\u2019s nightlife will shut down and its restaurants and bars will only provide take-out or delivery service as authorities struggle to get ahead of the mounting coronavirus pandemic.<\/p>\n
The restrictions will take effect Tuesday at 9 a.m. and are similar to measures announced in Ohio, Washington DC and across much of western Europe, all of which have been hit by the deadly virus, too.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur lives are all changing in ways that were\u00a0unimaginable just a week ago,\u201d de Blasio said in a statement released by City Hall, which acknowledged the step was \u201cdrastic.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are taking a series of actions that we never would have taken otherwise in an effort to save the lives of loves ones and our neighbors.\u201d<\/p>\n
De Blasio came under intense criticism for only moving Sunday to\u00a0close the city\u2019s public schools\u00a0in the face of the outbreak, a decision that came days after other major American cities shut down.<\/p>\n
Hizzoner said the action is authorized under an executive order.<\/p>\n
The restrictions mean that bars, cafes and restaurants must close their dining rooms and will only be able to serve take-out customers or fill delivery orders.<\/p>\n
Additionally, de Blasio is ordering that nightclubs, movie theaters, concert venues and playhouses not shuttered when authorities ordered the lights out on Broadway be closed down too.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis virus can spread rapidly\u00a0through the close interactions New Yorkers\u00a0have in restaurants bars and places where we sit close together,\u201d de Blasio\u2019s statement said. \u201cWe have to break that cycle.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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