A Round and a Roundy: This is Why You Close the Bars
Our editorial cartoonist is a legendary fan of bars — and a Brooklynite. So if he is urging social distancing, you better listen.
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Streetsblog
9:04 AM EDT on March 16, 2020
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.
This piece was the work of the Streetsblog staff.
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