A restaurant in New York City is rejecting a mandate by Mayor Bill de Blasio ordering businesses to discriminate against unvaccinated customers. The owners of Pasticceria Rocco in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, say they’re trying to rebuild after last year’s protracted lockdown, which brought business to a halt. Now the fed-up restauranteurs are rejecting a mandate by the city’s mayor dubbed the “Key to NYC” initiative, which orders businesses to require customers to show proof of vaccination before they can dine in an establishment. Have an important tip? Let us know. EMAIL US HERE. A restaurant in New York City is rejecting a mandate by Mayor Bill de Blasio ordering businesses to discriminate against unvaccinated customers. The owners of Pasticceria Rocco in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, say they’re trying to rebuild after last year’s protracted lockdown, which brought business to a halt. Now the fed-up restauranteurs are rejecting a mandate by the city’s mayor dubbed the “Key to NYC” initiative, which orders businesses to require customers to show proof of vaccination before they can dine in an establishment. Rocco’s now features a giant four-foot sign reading, “We do not discriminate against ANY customer based on sex, gender, race, creed, age, vaccinated or unvaccinated.” “All customers who wish to patronize are welcome in our establishment,” the sign adds, featuring the hashtag #StandTogether. In a video posted to social media by Rocco owner Rocco Generoso, he tells fellow New Yorkers they need to unite against Mayor de Blasio’s tyrannical mandate. “I’m doing this for all Americans, everyone in this world. You gotta stand up for what’s right, and what de Blasio’s doing is 100 percent out of line and it’s a straight grab at our freedom.”