870: State of the City, the State, the Union: The closing of New York City, again. John Catsimatidis @JCats2013 @CatsRoundtable @JohnCats
Photo: No known restrictions on publication.1920 West St., N.Y. Feb 1920 snow storm http://JohnBatchelorShow.com/contact http://JohnBatchelorShow.com/schedules Parler & Twitter: @BatchelorShow State of the City, the State, the Union: The snowy closing of New York City, again. John Catsimatidis @JCats2013 @CatsRoundtable @JohnCats 1. Snowstorm and the City under lockdown: https://nypost.com/2020/12/16/massive-snowstorm-set-to-bring-a-foot-of-snow-ugly-mess-to-nyc/ Outdoor dining will be suspended in the Big Apple beginning 2 p.m. Wednesday, as the Department of Sanitation issued a “snow alert” ahead of an impending winter storm that may dump more than 8 inches (https://nypost.com/2020/12/14/nyc-braces-for-blockbuster-snowstorm-that-could-bring-foot-of-snow/) of the white stuff. 2. Snowstorm and the city outdoor and indoor dining https://nypost.com/2020/12/14/nyc-outdoor-dining-suspended-wednesday-as-snow-alert-issued/ The temporary outdoor dining suspension comes two days after indoor dining was banned in the city. 3. Florida and indoor dining. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Tuesday that restaurants will remain fully open despite COVID-19 ravaging the state during the pandemic. https://nypost.com/2020/12/15/florida-gov-ron-desantis-restaurants-to-stay-open-amid-covid-19/ 4. Cuomo and NY indoor dining https://nypost.com/2020/12/15/andrew-cuomo-callously-tells-restaurants-to-be-grateful/ Responding to criticism Monday for banning indoor dining in the city (https://nypost.com/2020/12/11/andrew-cuomo-shuts-down-indoor-dining-in-nyc-amid-covid-19-surge/) when his own contact-tracing data show just 1.43 percent (https://nypost.com/2020/12/11/andrew-cuomos-anti-science-job-killing-utterly-senseless-nyc-indoor-dining-shutdown/) of state cases are linked to bars and restaurants, Cuomo blustered, “Let’s focus on what the real issues are,” dismissing “people who are concerned” about losing their livelihoods. 5. NY vs Florida or Texas in the pandemic: https://thefederalist.com/2020/12/16/florida-is-open-new-york-is-closed-and-the-latter-has-more-covid-deaths/ Florida Is Open, New York Is Closed, And The Latter Has More COVID Deaths (https://thefederalist.lt.acemlna.com/Prod/link-tracker?redirectUrl=aHR0cHMlM0ElMkYlMkZ0aGVmZWRlcmFsaXN0LmNvbSUyRjIwMjAlMkYxMiUyRjE2JTJGZmxvcmlkYS1pcy1vcGVuLW5ldy15b3JrLWlzLWNsb3NlZC1hbmQtdGhlLWxhdHRlci1oYXMtbW9yZS1jb3ZpZC1kZWF0aHMlMkY=&a=649456045&account=thefederalist%2Eactivehosted%2Ecom&email=2htHwtElKW%2Bce4Hv8nZ5%2FYvy7T5YEJ8ohjC9vauJg30%3D&s=f37e8d56937ed558df8b397d770ea1ae&i=720A733A1A27661) Christopher Bedford Despite larger populations, currently freer peoples, and a media narrative that screams otherwise, there are far, far fewer deaths in Texas and in Florida than in New York.