Hasidic leaders defend NYC mayor, call for social distancing in community

“We do not condone any behavior that puts people at risk and pledge to keep working alongside the brave men and women of the NYPD in addressing and eliminating any such occurrences.”

New York City Mayor Bill De Blasio speaks to the media during a press conference in temporary hospital located at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center as the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues in the Queens borough of New York City, New York, U.S., April 10, 2020

(photo credit: REUTERS/EDUARDO MUNOZ)

BySHIRA HANAU/JTA

MAY 2, 2020 11:00