New York could have a serious shortage in firefighters, sanitation workers, and cops by Friday – the deadline to Mayor de Blasio for his vaccine mandate.
New Yorkers should be prepared for slow emergency response times from the NYPD, NYFD and city sanitation department. Nearly 40 percent of city firehouses will have to close down and there will be mountains of garbage piling up along the sidewalks.
Judge Lizette Colon of Staten Island’s Richmond County Supreme Court rejected the last legal bid of the largest NYPD union to stop de Blasio’s mandate for vaccines.
Seventy three percent of NYPD’s 56,000 staff members have been vaccinated, but sanitation workers reported a vaccination rates of only 63percent.
The FDNY is far behind, with 45percent still to be vaccinated.
New Yorkers are being warned by the NYPD, NYFD, and the city sanitation office about slow emergency response times, nearly 40% of the city’s firehouses being closed down, and mountains and piles of garbage. Pictured is FDNY Firefighter Association President Andrew Ansbro
“The response time will increase dramatically.” Ansbro stated, “We’re not going to be in a position to reach the emergencies in a timely manner.”
On October 25, New York City’s vaccination mandate, municipal workers march across Brooklyn Bridge and rally at City Hall Park to protest it.
City employees can get their first vaccine up to Friday at 5pm.
Refusals to take the vaccine will result in the removal of your salary.
The Police Benevolent Association said it will appeal Thursday’s ruling as the mayor’s mandate for November 1 is set.
However, it will be enforced next Tuesday, allowing employees to report to their jobs during weekends.
The President of the Police Benevolent Association criticized the city officials for Wednesday’s possible egregious outcome.
“The PBA will continue the fight and will appeal the ruling. But New Yorkers should know who is responsible for any city services shortfall: Mayor Bill de Blasio; Police Commissioner Shea; and other bureaucrats who put politics above public health and safety.
“Today’s ruling sets up the city for a real crisis.” The NYPD has been in chaos due to the haphazard implementation of this mandate,’ the statement said.
City employees have until Friday 5pm to get their first vaccine. They will also be given a $500 bonus, following Mayor Bill de Blasio’s mandate.
Dermot Shea, Police Commissioner, encouraged officers to get the vaccine before the time runs out
We need you out there. Please take advantage of the next few days and get vaccinated,’ Shea told officers
As sanitation workers protest the mandate, mountains of trash have already begun to build up on Staten Island.
In Brooklyn’s Bay Ridge or Staten Island’s Dongan Hills areas, Saturday’s and Wednesday pickups did not occur
Sixty-six per cent of the US population is vaccinated against COVID-19
Dermot Shea, Police Commissioner, encouraged officers to get the vaccine before it was too late.
We need you out there. He asked that people take advantage of the next few day to get vaccinated.
COVID-19 is now the leading cause for death in law enforcement in the United States. It has claimed the lives of 63 officers from New York.
Andrew Ansbro, President of the FDNY Firefighter Alliance, has stated that chaos will ensue and hundreds of firefighters who fail to comply with the mandate will be fired.
He stated that the staffing was not available and that there is no way to fill it.
“The response time will increase dramatically.” We are not going to be able get to the emergencies on time.
‘Fires will burn for longer. He added that heart attack victims would be left on the floor for longer periods of time. “People stuck in elevators will be stuck there for hours, if not days,” he said.
Ansbro also stated that between 30-40% of the city’s firehouses will need to be closed.
“The mayor will have to choose between sending us home or sticking with his guns. New York City residents will be killed by his guns.
Andrew Ansbro, President of the FDNY Firefighter Alliance, has warned that chaos will ensue and that hundreds of firefighters who fail to comply with the mandate will be fired.
‘The mayor will be forced to choose between sending us back home or sticking to the guns,’ Ansbro stated. Ansbro stated that Ansbro’s guns will cause New York City residents death.
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio imposed a mandate that all municipal workers (including NYPD officers, FDNY Sanitation workers, and teachers) receive the COVID-19 vaccination starting Nov. 1. Or risk losing their pay
The mandate has been criticized by some city employees who refuse to receive the vaccine against COVID-19
As sanitation workers protest the mandate, mountains of trash are already starting to build up on Staten Island and Brooklyn.
According to The New York Post, they are intentionally slowing down collections so they don’t end.
Harry Nespoli was the president of Teamsters Local 831, a union representing sanitation workers. He sided with the passive protests.
He told The Post, “Look, you’re going have some spots within the city that they feel very strongly regarding this,”
“I’ll tell ya straight out, I disagree because of one reason. We have a program that is in place in the department right now. It’s either you get the vaccine or you are tested once a week.
Nespoli said that the number of workers being vaccinated was increasing on a regular schedule. “In the last five day, we had 300 more who were vaccinated,” he stated.
In Brooklyn’s Bay Ridge or Staten Island’s Dongan Hills, pick-ups on Saturday and Wednesday were not possible.
Sanitation has also reported garbage piles in Dyker Heights (Fort Hamilton), Bath Beach, Gravesend and Bensonhurst, amongst other neighborhoods.
There are currently 45 million cases COVID-19 in America. Since the pandemic began, more than 700,000.