This morning Mayor Bill DeBlasio stated that he is strongly considering issuing a shelter in place order for all city residents in an effort to flatten the COVID-19 infection curve. The Mayor urged New York Residents to be prepared and that he would be making the ‘very, very difficult” decision in the next 48 hours.
At 5 p.m. today, New York City Public Advocate Jumaane Williams released a statement in support of shelter in place for the city calling on, “Governor Cuomo and Mayor de Blasio to create a defined “shelter-in-place” policy-not a quarantine- immediately.”
The truth is that we have been behind when it comes to restrictive citywide policies.
It’s time for executive leadership. I’m calling on @NYGovCuomo & @NYCMayor to create a defined “shelter-in-place” policy—not a quarantine—immediately.#NYCTogether#CoronaVirusUpdate#COVID19
— Office of the Public Advocate Jumaane D. Williams (@nycpa) March 17, 2020
William’s full statement below:
