Staten Island Tanning Salon Threatened with Loss of License, Permanent Closure for Defying DeBlasio

STATEN ISLAND, NY – Staten Island business owner Bobby Catone, owner of Sunbelievable tanning salon in Staten Island has been shut down by Mayor Bill DeBlasio this morning.
“My lawyers decided to take the summons, by the Mayor’s health department,” Catone told a crowd of supporters today.   Catone said that his business is already experiencing enough financial distress and complied with the order to shut down.

“I can’t afford to lose my license,” he said.   Here’s a video published to Facebook today by the Staten Island Advance.

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