for youngsters ages 5-11. On the other end of the age spectrum, about two-thirds of New Yorkers older than 85 — an extremely vulnerable group — are fully vaccinated.
City Hall is currently examining the legal ramifications for those establishments who may elect to keep the mandate. Absent Key2NYC, it is unclear whether a business owner can legally refuse service for someone who is unvaccinated.prohibits the refusal of service based on religion, marital status, age, disability, gender identity and race, but they can deny entry to customers for disorderly conduct or unhygienic behavior such as not wearing a shirt.
“There's a lot of diverse feelings, but I think everyone collectively agrees that hopefully we are moving from pandemic to endemic,” said Andrew Rigie, executive director of the New York City Hospitality Alliance. “Is it really gone?” she wondered. “And are we moving so quickly because our city’s bottom line needs it?”
“Because there might be families and individuals who are coming to visit New York City where childhood vaccination may not even be a thing,” he said. But Massimo Felici, who owns three Italian eateries on Staten Island’s North Shore, said he has been seeing signs that fear of the virus was abating, even among the most risk averse.
Why is dhmeyer excited about welcoming people who don’t care if his employees (and other customers) get sick?
Siri remind me not to eat at his restaurants
Nope. Won’t help. I won’t go to restaurants that don’t confirm vaccination. It’s too soon to stop.