<p>The owner of a restaurant in upstate New York blasted U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand for hypocrisy on the state&#8217;s COVID-19 mask mandate, after she entered the restaurant without a mask on.</p>
<p>John LaPosta, the owner and head chef of Innovo Kitchen, based in Latham, New York, made the comments in a post on the restaurant&#8217;s Instagram page Friday.</p>
<p>“The problem with NY politics in a nut shell,&#8221; LaPosta wrote. &#8220;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 &#8216;masks required to enter&#8217; 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.&#8221;</p>
<p>LaPosta tagged the CDC, as well as several local journalists and news outlets, at the end of the post. The post included video from a security camera showing Gillibrand walking into the restaurant without a mask on, while the guest, who is wearing a mask, follows her briefly before apparently stopping at the host desk to check in.</p>
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<p>In addition to the signs inside, the home page of <a href="https://innovokitchen.com/">Innovo Kitchen&#8217;s website</a> has a section notifying customers that the statewide mask mandate was reinstated on December 13, 2021. &#8220;All staff must wear masks and all customers must wear masks anytime they are not seated,&#8221; the website reads.</p>
<p>Speaking to the <a href="https://nypost.com/2022/01/15/kirsten-gillibrand-walks-maskless-through-ny-restaurant/">New York Post</a>, LaPosta knocked Gillibrand for her hypocrisy. “Gillibrand is part of the system that put the mask mandate in place,&#8221; he said. &#8220;She thinks she’s above the law.”</p>
<p>“It’s hypocritical to me. The arrogance is just breathtaking. Our politicians should be with us, not against us,” he added.</p>
<p>LaPosta also said that Gillibrand&#8217;s flouting of the mask rules will make it harder to enforce them in the future. “People will say, ‘If Gillibrand is not wearing a mask, why should I wear a mask,’” he said. He added that he believed Gillibrand owed his staff and apology.</p>
<p>Gillibrand issued a statement acknowledging her wrongdoing late Friday. “We all need to do our part to help stop the spread of Omicron and that means following state and local guidance,&#8221; Gillibrand said in a statement, via the New York Post. &#8220;That includes me and I will do better going forward.&#8221;</p>
<p>The Democratic Governor of New York reimposed the statewide mask mandate on December 10, as <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/gestapo-tactics-at-least-13-counties-tell-hochul-they-wont-enforce-her-mask-mandate">The Daily Wire</a> reported. “Governor Kathy Hochul today announced masks will be required to be worn in all indoor public places unless businesses or venues implement a vaccine requirement,” the governor’s office said in a press release at the time.</p>
<p>The New York Post reported that failures by businesses to enforce the mandate would be punished by a fine of up to $1,000.</p>
<p>The order is expected to be &#8220;<a href="https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/governor-hochul-announces-major-action-address-winter-surge-and-prevent-business-disruption">reassessed</a>&#8221; Saturday, per the governor’s office. As of the publication of this article, there has been no decision made publicly available.</p>

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