TLDR: Orthodox Jews in NYC are talking about barricading wedding halls against the police.

With both the mayor and the governor taking a tough stance on weddings that exceed the 50 person limit on indoor gatherings, City Councilman Kalman Yeger has responded in kind, calling on catering halls to lock their doors to keep law enforcement out.

Speaking on the Talkline radio program Saturday night, Yeger spared no words as he described how the city’s sheriff’s department has sent out uniformed officers in cars with lights and sirens and has stopped motorists on bridges, asking them where they are coming from and where they are headed.

“They are just so happy to send heavily armed militia forces into our neighborhoods because they are afraid of the size of our wedding parties,” said Yeger.

With the city facing a $9 billion deficit, Yeger wondered aloud if perhaps government resources could be better allocated elsewhere.

“I’m telling anybody who asks me, if you see them approaching a wedding hall, lock the doors,” advised Yeger. “Don’t let them in.”