(ANSA) – NEW YORK, 02 MAG – A total of 80 thousand New York City employees return this Monday to their usual tasks in the offices and to set a good example for private companies, municipal workers will be the first to recover their desks abandoned more than a year ago due to the pandemic, in what is one more sign of the restart of the metropolis
But on Mayor Bill de Blasio’s decision rains criticism. In fact, most employees do not believe there are adequate security measures in place to return on May 3 and hit the streets.
In front of the town hall, dozens of protesters gathered to protest against the “forward flight” of the mayor dictated only for “political and economic reasons, neglecting health”
“He wants to make believe that New York is open,” they denounced loudly in recent days. His complaints, however, have fallen on deaf ears: de Blasio for now does not intend to back down
On the contrary, he continues to press to return to normality as soon as possible, that is, on July 1, the date set by him for the reopening of New York at 100%
An ambitious goal that he also aims to achieve by trying to make the city safer for residents and potential tourists. Hence the decision to reinforce the police presence in the most commercial districts emptied by the Covid
The obstacles to centering the July 1 goal are however many
There are means of transport that are not suitable for the return to normality and that many avoid because they are considered a place of contagion. There are museums for which it is not advisable to reopen completely, since there is no demand. There are dozens of restaurants and shops closed
There are the big Broadway productions that take months to restart. And if on the one hand there is the strong will of the people to live again, on the other hand there are still doubts about an excessive rush in the reopening in the city that was the epicenter of the United States by the Covid
In short, the road is still uphill, especially in light of the cooling in demand for immunizations, especially among those across the United States who have taken the first dose and are now hesitant to take the booster. (ANSA)
