Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand was recently seen walking through an upstate NY restaurant without a mask, which is in violation of the statewide mandate.
John La Posta, manager of the Innovo Kitchen in Latham, shared the surveillance footage on Instagram. He said the senator walked right past the “masks required to enter” sign and employees didn’t have time to ask her to put one on.
“The problem with NY politics in a nut shell. My Senator blowing past my manager before she can even ask her to put a mask on. Walking right past a really big sign that says ‘masks required to enter,'” La Posta said.
“The masks are a mandate from the Governor. As good citizens, agree or not, we must follow our leaders. Her guest is graciously wearing one. I guess Senator Gillibrand thinks that the Governor is wrong or she is special and above the rules,” he continued.
La Posta told the New York Post “Gillibrand is part of the system that put the mask mandate in place. She thinks she’s above the law”. “It’s hypocritical to me. The arrogance is just breathtaking. Our politicians should be with us, not against us,” he added.
Governor Kathy Hochul announced in December that masking would be required “in all indoor public places unless businesses or venues implement a vaccine requirement”.
Those that do not comply can be fined up to $1,000. Albany county has created an online portal specifically for citizens to report violations of the mask mandate.
Gillibrand told Fox News Digital that she would “do better” in the future. “We all need to do our part to help stop the spread of Omicron and that means following state and local guidance,” she said. “that includes me and I will do better going forward”.