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A Round and a Roundy: This is Why You Close the Bars

9:04 AM EDT on March 16, 2020

Cartoon: Bill Roundy

This week, our editorial cartoonist Bill Roundy cheers the mayor's decision to close the bars and restaurants with a hot take that reminds us that sometimes we can see danger coming and sometimes we pretend we can't.

And Roundy is a legendary fan of bars — and a Brooklynite. So if he is urging social distancing, you better listen.

All of Bill Roundy's cartoons are archived here.

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