Nightlife
Bar Hoppers Defy Virus Fears, Make Last Call Before Shutdown
- Hundreds pack pubs to beat Hoboken social distancing measures
- Fears ‘can’t stop us from going out and drinking,’ patron says
Hours before the city of Hoboken imposed limits on restaurant operations and shut down bars to combat the spread of the new coronavirus, hundreds of people made one last defiant pub crawl.
In many parts of the U.S., residents began practicing the social distancing that public-health officials say will help slow the pace of the pandemic, which has killed at least 59 Americans and more than 5,700 people worldwide. But that point was getting limited traction Saturday night outside The Pig and Parrot, a Key West-themed bar across the street from the Hoboken train station.