Many folks could use a drink right about now, and they're now able to do it while strolling the Atlantic City Boardwalk.
Searching for ways to boost business and tourism amid the coronavirus pandemic in a resort whose casinos remain closed and restaurants still can’t offer indoor dining, the city on Friday dropped a longtime prohibition on drinking on the Boardwalk to try to capture the party spirit of places like New Orleans.
Kelsey Tierney of Galloway was equally delighted to be imbibing in the sunshine of a warm June evening.Owners or bars and eateries on and near the Boardwalk were delighted by the change, hoping to create a party atmosphere to rival famous nightspots around the country like New Orleans and Key West. “Having the ability to sell drinks to go is definitely helpful because: Who's in the bars now? No one," he said."You go from 100 to zero during the pandemic.”
For Ronnie Rinker, sipping a beer from a Boardwalk bench, it was just another Friday evening in Atlantic City. The current experiment will end either in November, or when Gov. Phil Murphy ends restrictions on bars, whichever comes sooner. Various measures that would have allowed Atlantic City to permanently allow Boardwalk drinking have come and gone in the state Legislature.
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