De Blasio: Swimmers at New York City beaches will be ‘taken right out of the water’

New York Mayor Bill de Blasio (D) warned Monday that the city is serious about keeping swimmers out of the water at its public beaches Memorial Day weekend, even as other locations begin to lift their coronavirus-related restrictions.”Anyone tries to get in the water, they’ll be taken right out of the water,” he told reporters.The mayor said that city officials would not put up police barriers at beaches, giving New Yorkers the chance to…