Outlaw SI pub brewing & suing

The Staten Island pub that declared itself an “autonomous zone” in defiance of state coronavirus restrictions is opening again — and suing the state over the restrictions.

Daniel Presti, coowner of Mac’s Public House, said at a press conference Monday that the watering hole is open again for the first time since December after continued court delays have put a damper on business.

“We just can’t sit by idly anymore, because the Constitution is getting torn up directly in front of all of our faces,” Presti said.

“We’re losing more and more rights every single day. So, Mac’s is going to open and we’re going to open.

“We’re not going to follow any mandates.”

The pub made headlines last year for continuing to open for business despite state social-distancing restrictions during the pandemic that shut Big Apple eateries.

Presti has repeatedly been fined by the city Sheriff’s Office for defying the restrictions and was also charged with driving his car into a deputy outside the bar on Dec. 6.

A grand jury declined to indict Presti in January on assault charges in the incident, which injured Sgt. Kenneth Matos — but Presi was charged with operating without a license.

On Monday, lawyers for Mac’s said they also plan to file a lawsuit against the state and Gov. Cuomo under equal-protection claims.

The lawsuit, which is due to be filed this week, seeks to allow Mac’s and other bars to remain open until 4 a.m., instead of the current 11 p.m. curfew established by the state. Kevin Sheehan