Mayor Bill de Blasio is threatening fines of up to $1,000 for those who refuse to wear masks.
NEW YORK — Alarmed by a spike in coronavirus infections in a few Orthodox Jewish neighborhoods, New York City officials will start issuing fines in those areas to people who refuse to wear masks, Mayor Bill de Blasio said Tuesday.
“Anyone who refuses to wear a face covering will be told that if they don’t put one on they will be fined, and anyone who still refuses will be fined. That will happen aggressively,” de Blasio said. “It is a situation at this point that is very serious and we need to have all options on the table,” de Blasio said.
The mayor and the city’s police department have had a fraught relationship over coronavirus enforcement with residents of some predominantly Hasidic sections of the city.Orthodox Jewish men walk through a Brooklyn neighborhood on September 29, 2020, in New York.
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