'I have instructed the NYPD to proceed immediately to summons or even arrest those who gather in large groups,' de Blasio said.
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, frustrated by a crowd gathered for a rabbi's funeral in Brooklyn on Tuesday, ordered the New York Police Department to arrest citizens caught gathering in large groups amid the coronavirus pandemic.
After the incident, de Blasio warned the Jewish community against future large gatherings amid the pandemic."My message to the Jewish community, and all communities, is this simple: the time for warnings has passed," the mayor tweeted on Tuesday evening."I have instructed the NYPD to proceed immediately to summons or even arrest those who gather in large groups. This is about stopping this disease and saving lives. Period.
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