NYC tanning salon owner fined $1,000 for reopening: 'It's insane what's happening'

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A New York tanning salon owner who was fined $1,000 for reopening in defiance of the state's coronavirus lockdown order said Friday that he is already "broke," as are other members of his community.

In an interview on "Fox & Friends First" with host Todd Piro, Staten Island's Sunbelievable Salons owner Bobby Catone explained that as soon as he had briefly opened his doors on Thursday, law enforcement threatened him with jail time and an indefinite suspension of his health license.

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"We went as a peaceful protest basically," he stated. "Trying to get small businesses in the community open. [It was a] very nice turnout...Our first customer was [New York City Council member] Joe Borelli. He came in, bought his products, [and] as soon as he bought his products police very politely issued a summons and if I continued to stay open [they would] threaten me with jail time and [take] my health license away indefinitely."