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This afternoon, Joann Ariola officially announced her candidacy for Queens Borough President on the Republican Party line. She led a presser at Little Neck’s Il Bacco, one of the main restaurants on a $2 billion lawsuit against the city for not allowing indoor dining.pic.twitter.com/0vC9DeiOEf
Ariola attributes De Blasio administration’s “nonsensical” ban on indoor dining, plans to close Rikers Island & “reckless” defunding of the police to businesses closing. “The only businesses that can survive in De Blasio’s New York are moving companies and mortuaries,” she said.pic.twitter.com/o96jJlvj24 – bij Il Bacco
Tina Oppedisano, manager of Il Bacco and daughter of the owner, spoke about her father immigrating from Italy and opening the restaurant 28 yrs ago. “He is truly the epitome of the American Dream,” she said, adding that the city “is destroying that very same dream.”pic.twitter.com/W0gsBzUWjZ – bij Il Bacco
Bronx Councilman @MarkGjonajNY came to show his support of Il Bacco’s lawsuit. He said he’ll be donating $2,500 from his own pocket to fund it.
“We have businesses that have their doors open. The virus doesn’t discriminate, doesn’t know the difference of geography or industry.”pic.twitter.com/nLnCID16W8
Councilman @eric_ulrich said they’re all there to stand up to “tyranny,” “career politicians that never owned a business” and “bad policies that are wrecking the restaurant industry.”
Ulrich also said he’s supporting his “good friend” Ariola in the QBP race.pic.twitter.com/SjvTVyUNUo
Before Councilman @BobHoldenNYC took the podium, some supporters yelled “Holden for Mayor.”
He said Mayor de Blasio “has been asleep at the wheel during COVID, before COVID, after COVID.” He’s calling for full capacity indoor dining in NYC.pic.twitter.com/5QVpIxejTn
George from a Greek restaurant across the street of Il Bacco said he asked the city to help them control traffic on Northern Blvd, but he was told they have to conduct “a 12-month study” to do that.pic.twitter.com/cilaSicXyd
Les Barnes, owner of London Lennie’s in Woodhaven, said “We need De Blasio and Cuomo to wake up and say ‘listen, let’s get the restaurants open.’ And we’re not waiting till the end of September, we need it now.”pic.twitter.com/MbXq80UDCN
Il Bacco’s Lawyer James Mermigis is filing an injunction for a quick hearing on Monday. “We’re doing this the right way. I have doctors, risk-assessors that are going to [...] show eating in Manhattan is no more dangerous than eating in Albany, Rochester or Buffalo.”pic.twitter.com/oLIJfrKO23
A man came out to his rooftop to wave a USA flag. Ariola encouraged people to go out and vote. “You must vote, you cannot remain complacent,” she said.pic.twitter.com/mNuffRH14y
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