In a situation that was reminiscent of this summer’s air quality crisis, the mayor was criticized for failing to sufficiently warn New Yorkers in advance of Friday's heavy rains.
“There still seems to be a problem of quickly notifying as many people as possible and over-relying on social media, as opposed to being on TV and radio stations,” said Jumaane Williams, the city’s public advocate, who nonetheless credited the city for its on-the-ground response.
Had he known how severe the rain would become, Williams said, he would have elected to keep his teenage daughter home from school. Instead, like many parents, he was trying to figure out how to get his child home safely on a day when the rain interrupted subway service and forced major roadway closures.
“Did the mayor use his bully pulpit to communicate clearly to New Yorkers about the threat that we were facing? Did the mayor manage his agencies to prepare as well as we could for an extreme weather event?” Restler said. “It certainly seems like the communication was lackluster and the preparation was lackluster. And that caused a significantly more chaotic day than what needed to be.”
Jessica Ramos, a state senator from Queens who has expressed interest in challenging Adams in a Democratic mayoral primary, argued that the city did not appear to have learned from past weather emergencies. According to an email obtained by Gothamist, the city’s human resources department waited until noon to let city employees know that their agencies may in some cases allow them to work from home.
“As I've stated over and over again, this administration operates as a team,” Adams said. “I want my commissioners, my deputy commissioners, the leaders of this team, who are closest to the ground of a situation to communicate.”
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