NEW YORK (AP) — The latest move by New York City to control the coronavirus pandemic is renewing uncertainty among some business owners. Mayor Bill de Blasio has announced that New York City would be the first major U.S. city to require anyone dining indoors at a restaurant, working out at a gym or grabbing a cocktail at a bar to show proof they’ve been inoculated from COVID-19. Enforcement of the new rules would fall on restaurants and other business owners to check for violations. The development in the nation’s most populous city is being closely watched by other communities.
Photo: FILE – Security personnel ask customers for proof of vaccination as they enter City Winery, Thursday, June 24, 2021, in New York. Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Tuesday that later this month the city will begin requiring anyone dining indoors at a restaurant, working out a gym or grabbing cocktails at a bar to show proof they’ve been inoculated. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II, File)
