The shots will be administered by licensed nurses and will be recorded and tracked the same as at any other vaccine site. "The idea of bringing COVID testing and vaccines to the people is such an obvious thing," he adds. He has been in touch with community leaders in Wynwood and Overtown to make sure the word gets out. Though Gersten encourages hospitality workers to take advantage of his vaccination pop-up, he wants it to be perfectly clear that the shot-and-a-pizza-and-a-shot deal is for everyone who wants it. "It's a little bit bittersweet that it's almost mid-May and people in the hospitality industry have been working essentially as frontline workers and it's taken this long for many to get the vaccine," he says. The only thing that would have made it better from Gersten's point of view is if the vaccine day had come sooner.
I'm thankful that they responded in a positive manner and that the fire department was so cool about it."
From there I was directed to discuss logistics with the fire department. "I reached out to the mayor to see who was in charge of the vaccine pop-up sites. He says he contacted Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava's office with the idea. Same jab, same pizza and cocktail, by the way.Ī post shared by Gramps Gramps owner, Adam Gersten tells New Times that the idea behind the vaccination day was to help hospitality workers in the Wynwood/Midtown area get a vaccine by bringing the site to a hospitality center. Talk about Miami flexing.Įveryone who gets their first shot at Gramps this weekend can get their second round of Pfizer May 22 and 23. After all, your friends only have pictures wearing a little "I Got a Vaccine" sticker - you're going to be wearing that sticker with a slice of pizza in your hand while enjoying a cocktail. Think of it as a way to protect yourself and your loved ones from COVID while winning on Instagram. The vaccines are being distributed by Miami-Dade County and the Miami-Dade Fire Department in coordination with Noni Health.Īs an added incentive to get jabbed, a pizza slice and a cocktail is on Gramps for everyone who comes in and gets vaccinated. This weekend, Gramps will offer a first round of the Pfizer vaccine on Saturday and Sunday from 8 a.m. Only this time the shot is the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine. This weekend, Gramps will offer literally that: pizza and a shot. But personal threats, anonymously, is just weak garbage," he says.Ĭorben, who has more than 77,000 followers on Twitter, tells New Times he posted the video with hopes that someone would recognize the suspect and that police would complete a thorough investigation.For years, people have been going to Gramps for a pizza and a shot. "Having a public discussion with whoever took offense to my comment in city hall or in a Zoom meeting, non-anonymously, would be great. He did not think it would warrant what he considers a death threat. Gersten's offer to remove the Columbus statue came after protesters spray-painted the monument on June 10, leading police to charge into the park and make arrests. Gersten says he wanted his proposal to be a conversation starter with the city and for it to go through appropriate channels. It's not just random," Kerr tells New Times. "It appears to be beyond a regular graffiti act. Dan Kerr of the Wynwood Neighborhood Enhancement Team says City of Miami Police are currently investigating the incident, which he says seems more grave than just a simple act of tagging. #BREAKING: After owner offered $5,000 donation to to help remove Christopher Columbus statue from downtown, his business was spray painted with death threat #BecauseMiami /iZBbrC5CzN- Billy Corben JCmdr. Security footage from Gramps and neighboring businesses shows a person in a black hood, mask, and glasses spray-painting the wall around 4:30 a.m. "It didn't say 'Gramps goes' - it said 'you go.'" "I thought I must have struck a nerve with someone," Gersten says.
After a Wynwood bar owner offered $5,000 for the City of Miami to remove a statue of Christopher Columbus from Bayfront Park, his business was spray-painted with an ominous message: "IF COLUMBUS GOES, YOU GO."Īdam Gersten, the owner of Gramps, tells New Times he feels confused and concerned about the nature of the threat.
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