The hostess of a restaurant in New York was severely beaten: she asked visitors to prove that they are vaccinated
'17.09.2021'
Nurgul Sultanova-Chetin
Three people were arrested on September 16 on suspicion of attacking a restaurant hostess in New York. She, before seating visitors from Texas, asked them to provide evidence that they were vaccinated against COVID-19, reports Yahoo News.
A fight involving several people took place at the Carmine's Italian restaurant on the Upper West Side. The scuffle erupted around 17:00 pm ET on September 16. Employees and passers-by intervened to end the row.
Carmine's on the UWS says a hostess was assaulted after asking a group for proof of Covid vaccine to eat inside. “It's a shocking and tragic situation when one of our valued employees is assaulted for doing their job - as required by city policies ...” @NBCNewYork after football. pic.twitter.com/xrqZoNm74R
- Adam Harding (@HardingReports) September 17, 2021
An employee of the establishment, whose name has not been released, received several punches. In addition, her necklace was broken in the fight.
One participant in the fight was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, the police did not give his name and did not indicate what condition he was in.
Three suspects aged 21, 44 and 49 were taken to the 24th police station.
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Effective September 13 in New York, proof of COVID-19 vaccination is required to enter indoor establishments. Any business that does not ask customers for such proof could be fined $ 1000 or more.
The reaction of the institution and politicians
Carmine's said in a statement that it was "a shocking and tragic situation when one of our respected employees was attacked for doing his job as required by the new rule and trying to make a living."
Gail Brewer, president of the borough of Manhattan, said on Twitter that the incident was "completely unacceptable."
In a separate tweet, she added: "There is no place for this kind of violence against workers in our city."
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Marcia Todd was having lunch with her family at Carmine's during this incident. She said, "Businesses have obligations, just like citizens, so I think we all need to be accountable and fulfill those obligations."
Official figures show that just over two-thirds of New Yorkers have received at least one dose of the coronavirus vaccine.
