Thousands of New York City police, firefighters and other employees took to the streets to protest Mayor Bill de Blasio’s Covid-19 jab order, crossing the Brooklyn Bridge and blocking traffic.
Images of the protest posted on social media on Monday show long streams of workers crossing the Brooklyn Bridge in Manhattan, cutting off traffic. The clips show protesters chanting as they march with messages such as « F *** Bill de Blasio, » ” Stay on the line, “ “No vaccination mandate” and “Wake up New York. “
Many of the protesters were holding American flags, including one so large that it spanned almost the entire width of the bridge and took about a dozen people to carry. Other songs included “We the people will not comply” « F *** Joe Biden » and “Come on, Brandon. “
New York City City Workers chant “We The People, Will Not Comply” and “F ### Joe Biden” as they cross Brooklyn Bridge to protest against 10-25-21 vaccination warrants pic.twitter.com/LWnotzok5V
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The protest reportedly began at the New York Fire Department in Brooklyn and ended at City Hall in Manhattan. It was billed as an anti-warrant protest for around 50,000 New York City employees who have yet to be vaccinated against Covid-19.
New York City anti-warrant municipal workers carry large American flag across Brooklyn Bridge during protest against 10-25-21 vaccination warrants pic.twitter.com/R42xoGAjW4
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Another clip showed workers gathering on the Brooklyn side of the iconic bridge, blocking streets in the area. They carried signs with messages such as “Coercion is not consent” “Workers are essential, mandates are not” and “Danger, you are conditioned to regard your freedom as selfish. “
The march came a day after anti-mandate protesters broke through security gates outside the Barclays Center arena and stormed the entrance ahead of the Brooklyn Nets’ NBA game. The team has suspended star player Kyrie Irving for refusing to comply with the city’s vaccine requirements for everyone entering major indoor venues, such as sports arenas.
READ MORE: ‘Let Kyrie play’: Protesters break through barriers outside New York arena, demand Brooklyn Nets to reinstate unvaccinated star Irving
De Blasio said last week that all city workers who did not receive at least their first Covid-19 hit by November 1 will no longer be paid. “It’s time now” said the mayor. “If you don’t want to be vaccinated, you will be put on unpaid leave. “ He added that many first responders see their work as a calling, and “The vast majority of human beings will work to be paid”, he therefore expects the mandate to persuade the vast majority of municipal workers to get vaccinated.
City Hall candidate Curtis Silva reportedly attended Monday’s rally. He told the city’s ABC News affiliate that the “Draconian” mandate would harm all New Yorkers. “We already don’t have enough cops, we don’t have enough correctional officers, we don’t have enough healthcare workers, we don’t have enough teachers…” he said. “Stop this nonsense and the warrant. “
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