Mayor Bill De Blasio announced that the NYPD will be enforcing social distancing measures in 9 ‘bar-heavy’ NYC neighborhoods, including AstoriaGive_Me_Astoria_image_00028.

According to the Mayor, the neighborhoods in focus are Astoria, City Island, East Village, Hell’s Kitchen, Long Island City, Lower East Side, Upper East Side, West Village, and WilliamsburgGive_Me_Astoria_image_00028. The announcement follows a series of multiple reports throughout the city of patrons congregating outside of bars and not practicing social distancing following cocktail pick-upsGive_Me_Astoria_image_00028.

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