![]() ![]() New York fire and police departments are scrambling to cover staff shortages when vaccine mandate takes effect On Thursday, members of the FDNY opposed to the mandate crowded outside Gracie Mansion, the mayor’s official residence, to demonstrate, with some attendees carrying signs that read, “Essential Workers aren’t Disposable Heros (sic),” “My Body My Choice,” and “#Natural Immunity.”Īndrew Ansbro, center, speaks at a news conference in New York City on Wednesday. Reduction in service possible following vaccination deadlineĪs of Wednesday, the FDNY was preparing for a 20% reduction in service beginning Monday, a source familiar with the ongoing situation told CNN. The firefighters were from FDNY’s Ladder 113, which is based in Brooklyn. “We love the firefighters, we have no problem with them at all,” he said. ![]() The firefighters asked Baer, who was in the office at the time, where the senator lives and then said the city would have blood on its hands come Monday because of the vaccine mandate.īaer told CNN that Myrie has not been directly involved with the city-wide vaccine mandate. Myrie’s spokesperson Matt Baer said the firefighters went to the senator’s office, rang the doorbell and asked to discuss the vaccine mandate with the Brooklyn-based senator in what Baer described as a “cordial” interaction. The commissioner added that he wouldn’t speculate on the penalties until a full investigation has been conducted. Nigro said the case is being investigated and penalties for their actions “can be anywhere from what they’ve already received, up to and including termination.” Nigro said the firefighters were suspended for the maximum amount of time allowed by FDNY regulations – 28 days. Speaking at the same news conference, FDNY Commissioner Daniel A. “That’s unacceptable on so many levels, it’s almost impossible to cover all the ground it’s so bad.” “These were members of the fire department in uniform who accosted fellow public servants who work for the state senator and mistreated them from everything we’ve heard, in uniform, on duty, acting on their own political beliefs,” de Blasio said speaking at a news conference. New York Fire Department members protest ahead of mandate deadlineĭe Blasio said Tuesday he was “disgusted” by Friday’s incident. We’re paying them to do a job, they have to do the job,” the mayor said.Protesters gather at an Anti-Vaccine Mandate rally in ManhattanĪnti-Vaccine Mandate Protest, New York, USA - Stephen Lovekin/Shutterstock And they have a right to expect that their public employees will do their job for their fellow New Yorkers. “New Yorkers need to know that their city is going to be clean, and they have a right to that. Mayor de Blasio acknowledged during his Wednesday press briefing there are some issues in trash collection, but it is something the city will not let continue. The apparent slowdown comes as a deadline approaches for New York City workers to get vaccinated against COVID-19. Residents in several neighborhoods in the city, including parts of Staten Island and south Brooklyn, have reported that sanitation trucks are not picking up their trash, causing a pileup of garbage on sidewalks. NEW YORK - Parts of New York City are seeing a delay in garbage collection, and the mayor and Department of Sanitation are working to make sure it will not be an issue as the deadline for city workers to get vaccinated quickly approaches. ![]() Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. ![]()
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