NYC begins requiring proof of vaccination at eateries, gyms

New York City is asking restaurants, gyms, museums and many other indoor venues to have patrons show proof of vaccination against COVID-19

NEW YORK -- Notices taped to the windows and front door of the Stop Inn, a diner in Queens, made it clear the eatery would comply with the city's new edict against the coronavirus: All patrons dining indoors at restaurants, browse works of art at museums or sweat it out at gyms must prove they have been vaccinated against COVID-19. The signs at the Stop Inn went up Monday evening, said a server, to give customers due notice that on Tuesday it would begin complying with the city's latest effort to curtail the spread of the virus, particularly the troublesome and more contagious delta variant that has fueled a surge in infections and hospitalizations across the country. Norbu Lama, 17, said he was surprised when a server politely asked for his vaccination card soon after he slid into a booth with his parents and younger sister. “We didn't know we had to bring it,” he said. The server appeared relieved when Lama and his family presented copies of their vaccination cards on their phone.