Users of the parks, 2 built on Manhattan piers that jut into the Hudson River and 1 on Brooklyn's East River waterfront, have been shamed on social media.
Using a beach chair is not an effective way to spread coronavirus. Prohibiting such an activity, however, is an effective way to spread authoritarianism.
While the U.K. is not America, a journalist being thrown out of a public area for not exercising in a way that pleases the government is still frightening.