The mayor noted that the city has emerged as “the epicenter of the monkeypox epidemic,” and said he urged the Biden advisers to put an emphasis on shipping more vaccine doses to New York as a result.
Mayor Adams’ administration detailed the two plans as the virus continued its march across the five boroughs, supercharged by recent mutations that have made it significantly more infectious, and as some wondered if the government was taking a too hands-off approach.
John Catsimatidis the former mayoral candidate, radio host and supermarket magnate rushed to Rudy Giuliani’s defense during a radio interview with Mayor Adams on Friday, saying the former mayor had a medical procedure after making the accusation that a man who patted him on the back actually assaulted him.
Adams said he told the Staten Island prosecutor that it was uncalled for to initially jail the supermarket worker over the Giuliani pat on the back. "We should not have innocent New Yorkers spend 24 hours in a jail for a crime they did not commit,” he said.
Chris Baugh, 33, was confronted by the robbers about 10:30 a.m. at the corner of Hudson Ave. and York St. in Vinegar Hill while he was heading to pick up his city car and implored the thieves: “You don’t want to do this. I work for the Mayor,” according to police sources.