‘Here’s to 2020’: Brooklynites share one last round in the time of coronavirus
By order of Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Monday was the last night bars were allowed to be open in New York City due to the novel coronavirus pandemic. That evening, many establishments in Brooklyn were filled with customers trying to get in a final drink — despite warnings that social distancing was necessary in the time of COVID-19.
The Brooklyn Eagle went on a pub crawl to gauge the mood.
The Brazen Head on Atlantic Avenue, not far from the Brooklyn House of Detention, was packed.
“I think people are just trying to get their last hurrah in,” Brazen Head’s owner Sasha Kotlyer told the Eagle.