De Blasio says playgrounds are ‘too much of a risk’ for COVID, but Floyd protests encourage real change
June 12, 2020 | BPR Wire
Jake Dima, DCNF
Democratic New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio on Thursday said trips to a local playground may be too risky for the spread of Coronavirus, but refused to say the same about ongoing mass protests in the city.
“Out of an abundance of caution, the playgrounds just created too much of a risk to families, of the spread of the disease,†de Blasio said during a press conference Thursday.
“I do think the moment that this city, this nation has gone through in the last two weeks or so is something very particular, very painful, very intense, very challenging,†de Blasio said. “But also a moment where literally decades and centuries of the demand for change came forward, and real change is happening as a result.â€
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