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SNL’s Pete Davidson says Covid bar closure protests made ‘everyone look like babies’ after NY owner defied rules
PETE Davidson slammed those protesting Covid restrictions in Staten Island as "babies," after a bar owner was arrested for defying rules on indoor dining.
The bar, Mac's Public House, is in an area of that has become a hotspot, so restaurant owners are only permitted to serve customers outdoors.
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Davidson, who is from Staten Island, took a shot and others disregarding Covid restrictions in the borough on this week's episode.
He said the heated Covid protest outside the bar made everyone from his home town "look like babies."
"The owner said no one wants to [serve food outdoors] because they'll go out of business," Davidson said on SNL last night.
"But the argument that people in Staten Island don't want to drink outside can be disproven by going to literally any Little League game," he
The bar's co-owner, Danny Presti, 34, was arrested last week and . Cops said he was uncooperative and the business has violated multiple city and state laws.
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"You know it’s bad when people in Boston are like, ‘Ahh, drink at home, you queers!'" the comedian added.
Davidson, who recently co-wrote and starred in the semi-autobiographical comedy "The King of Staten Island," derided the behavior of the demonstrators outside Mac's.
The actor also quipped that he's "no longer the first thing people think of when they say, 'What's the worst thing about Staten Island?'"
Protests were held in front the bar on Wednesday, after Presti's arrest, with demonstrators calling out Gov and NYC Mayor for what they feel are unnecessary restrictions.
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The bar was also recently stripped of its license to sell liquor after repeatedly ignoring restrictions and warnings.
A spokesman for Cuomo's offices told that the "owner is learning that actions have consequences."
“Breaking the law and putting your neighbors’ lives at risk during a global pandemic to make a political statement is simply unacceptable," the governor's spokesperson said.
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The rapper himself even made an appearance in the sketch.
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