In an exclusive op-ed, New York State's Health Commissioner blasts the Chainsmokers' recent Hamptons gig featuring minimal social distancing. '[It] mocks New Yorkers' months-long work to flatten the curve and contain the virus'
. Amid the controversy, the organizers and Southampton town supervisor Jay Schneiderman — who also performed at the gig with his band — have defended the concert. But in a new op-ed for Zucker explains why the show put New York’s “months-long work to flatten the curve and contain the virus” at risk.
Who or what system would enforce social distancing? This is not just a lack of common sense, but an illegal and reckless endangerment of public health. As commissioner, I have directed the Department of Health to conduct an investigation of how this rule-flouting event was able to get off the ground.
The critical thing about identifying yourself as a member of the public is taking responsibility for everyone else within this broad category. We are all its gatekeepers; the public is only as strong and as resilient as we make ourselves. “This is not just a lack of common sense, but an illegal and reckless endangerment of public health.”
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