Cheesecake Factory in NYC is site of vaccine-mandate protest; 6 arrested

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Six people, including an Army veteran, were arrested this week after refusing to leave a Cheesecake Factory restaurant in New York City over a mandate requiring patrons to show proof of vaccination.

The incident occurred Tuesday in Queens when activists against the city’s strict COVID-19 rules asked to be seated. The group of around 50 anti-vaxxers ate at the nearby Queens Center shopping mall food court before walking to the restaurant, Mitchell Bosch, an Iraq and Afghanistan war veteran who was one of those arrested, told Fox News.

“In New York City, they use the employees at these restaurants to be the police, which is not in their job description, in enforcing these mandates that in our view are unconstitutional and unpatriotic,” he said. “We want medical choice.”

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Mitchell Bosch was arrested at a New York City Cheesecake Factory over his refusal to leave when the establishment refused to serve him because he did not provide a vaccination card.
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Fox News has reached out to the chain eatery.

Bosch, 42, said the group, which included young children, including his 6-week-old daughter, asked to be seated and they were asked for their vaccination cards, which they did not have. They were then denied service, he said.

As a form of non-violent protest, the group took over a space in the middle of the restaurant and the police were called when they refused to leave, Bosch said. Responding officers arrived and six people were arrested and cited for criminal trespassing.

They were taken to a police station and given a ticket to appear in court after refusing to comply with lawful orders, the New York Police Department told Fox News.