{"id":1127357,"date":"2021-12-17T02:29:12","date_gmt":"2021-12-17T07:29:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1127357"},"modified":"2021-12-17T02:29:14","modified_gmt":"2021-12-17T07:29:14","slug":"video-new-york-gym-owners-refuse-to-obey-mask-mandate-membership-has-increased-dramatically","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/video-new-york-gym-owners-refuse-to-obey-mask-mandate-membership-has-increased-dramatically\/","title":{"rendered":"VIDEO &#8211; New York Gym Owners Refuse to Obey Mask Mandate: &#039;Membership Has Increased Dramatically&#039;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fvideo-new-york-gym-owners-refuse-to-obey-mask-mandate-membership-has-increased-dramatically%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1127357&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p class=\"subheading\">A New York gym is pushing back against Gov. Kathy Hochul\u2019s (D) indoor mask mandate, which she announced December 10.<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">World Gym of Greece co-owners Michelle Sember, Ron Sember, and Tim Dougherty appeared on <em>Fox &amp; Friends<\/em> to talk about the issue, the outlet <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/new-york-gym-refuses-hochul-mask-mandate-destroying-businesses\">reported<\/a> Thursday.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cOur membership has increased dramatically. We probably get five signups to every one cancellation because of the mask mandate,\u201d Michelle commented, adding, \u201cThey don\u2019t agree with us not allowing it, but you know, we have increased our membership.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>However, Ron explained the impact of the coronavirus pandemic and mandates on the business had been disastrous.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBack in March of 2020, it was supposed to be a two-week shutdown to slow down the spread, and that turned into a seven-month close-down, which in turn has completely ruined our business, never to return to pre-pandemic status,\u201d Ron noted.<\/p>\n<p>He added, \u201cThe fine is irrelevant at this point. They\u2019ve already destroyed our businesses.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>Hochul announced Friday she was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2021\/12\/11\/new-york-issues-ultimatum-businesses-check-patrons-vaccination-status-require-masks\/\">forcing<\/a> businesses to check the vaccination status of customers or implement a mask requirement.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_18860970\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" readability=\"36\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Kathy-Hochul-NY-Tough-mask-getty.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18860970\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Kathy-Hochul-NY-Tough-mask-getty.jpg\" alt width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul tours a Queens public school to view safety precautions ahead of its opening during the continued Covid outbreak on August 18, 2021, in New York City (Photo by Spencer Platt\/Getty Images).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The governor\u2019s website said it would address the \u201cwinter surge\u201d:<\/p>\n<blockquote readability=\"13\">\n<p>This&nbsp;determination&nbsp;is based on the State\u2019s weekly seven-day case rate as well as increasing hospitalizations.&nbsp;The new business and venue requirements extend to both patrons and staff. This measure is effective Dec. 13, 2021 until Jan. 15, 2022, after which the State will re-evaluate based on current conditions. The new measure brings added layers of mitigation during the holidays when more time is spent indoors shopping, gathering, and visiting holiday-themed destinations.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Mask Mandate Issued For New York Businesses That Don&#039;t Require Proof Of Vaccination\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dEvmfTdVy0Y?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, reaction to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/WorldGymGreece\">gym\u2019s<\/a> decision had been varied, according to Dougherty, who described it as \u201cridiculous\u201d to make an individual wear a mask while exercising.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe had a ton of pushback. You know, people don\u2019t like to exercise in masks,\u201d Dougherty explained. \u201cExercise is hard enough, and, you know, to make somebody\u2026 mask up and to run or lift, it, it\u2019s ridiculous.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe had some people\u2026 the real avid people pushed through it, but a lot of people didn\u2019t,\u201d he concluded.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A New York gym is pushing back against Gov. Kathy Hochul\u2019s (D) indoor mask mandate, which she announced December 10. 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