MANHATTAN, New York—A group of about 20 people gathered at Union Square on Oct. 19 and went to a nearby Starbucks to protest against the …
MANHATTAN, New York—A group of about 20 people gathered at Union Square on Oct.19 and went to a nearby Starbucks to protest against the vaccine mandate imposed by Mayor Bill de Blasio, which requires restaurants to demand COVID-19 vaccination proof for customers who are to dine indoors. The group was led by Matthew Grace, director of Medical Freedom Alliance, and Anthony Koz, who is the organizer of the group’s sit-ins. They gather regularly at Union Square to protest at different restaurants and cafes, asserting that the mandates are “causing segregation” and that people should have the right to opt out of the shots from Big Pharma. Some members of the group told The Epoch Times that their religion doesn’t allow them to take the vaccine, others say they want their medical data to remain private, one objects to the use of monkeys for testing, and some believe there is a nefarious agenda to expand globalism behind the mandates. At about 7 p.m., the protesters then went to a nearby Starbucks, ordered some food and drinks, and were turned down when they said they wanted to consume these indoors and were unable to show vaccination proof.
