Curtis Sliwa of the Guardian Angels went to Coney Island in Brooklyn on Sunday to defy Mayor Bill de Blasio’s orders not to swim. He brought a paper cut-out of the mayor, buried it in the sand, and then went for a swim. Park Enforcement agents immediately began screaming, “The beach is closed. You have to come out.”
Sliwa said, “I don’t live in fear and I pay taxes so I’ll swim if I want… The mayor…should have the lifeguards out here, let people have fun… Long Island they can swim, Jersey Shore they can swim… but not here in New York City. How stupid is that?”
Sliwa walked into the water and swam 3 times and only received verbal requests not to go swimming. The enforcement agents said they will be here to help if something happens but are asking for him to not swim.
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The cops are cowards. Curtis is a celebrity and had his photographer’s filming the whole time. If that was you or me doing that, we would be arrested on the spot and issued a hefty fine.
Why can’t they reopen that iconic parachute jump?
he’s moser nefesh to swim- why cant we go and learn???