The restaurant owner was angry after he caught Gillibrand failing to comply with the state mask mandate.
Unless a vaccine requirement is implemented, masks have to be worn in all indoor public places in New York.
John La Posta said that Gillibrand hurried past a sign that said "masks required to enter."
La Posta told the New York Post that his staff didn't have the chance to ask her to wear a mask as she moved quickly past them toward the tables.
All staff at Innovo Kitchen must wear a mask whenever they are not seated, and customers must wear them as well, according to the website.
The system that put the mask mandate in place has a person named Guilbrand. La Posta told The Post that she thinks she's above the law.
He said the incident was recorded by a camera.
There is a problem with NY politics. La Post wrote on the post, "My Senator blowing past my manager before she can even ask her to put a mask on."
He said that Senator Gillibrand thinks that the Governor is special and above the rules.
Innovo Kitchen didn't reply to Insider's request for comment.
Gillibrand said in a statement to Fox News that "we all need to do our part to help stop the spread of Omicron and that means following state and local guidance." I will do better going forward.
There are rapidly spreading COVID-19 cases in New York City. The city recorded more than 270,000 positive cases in December, which was a surge of the Omicron variant, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
New York has reported more than 11,500 COVID-19 hospitalizations this month, which is close to a record high. The latest figures include people who were admitted to the hospital for unrelated conditions and later diagnosed with the disease.
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