De Blasio's Tweets

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THE QUICK FACTS

• On Tuesday, NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio tweeted, in a "message to the Jewish community," that a gathering for a Hasidic rabbi's funeral in Brooklyn was "absolutely unacceptable" given the Covid-19 social distancing guidelines.
• In his tweet, he ordered the NYPD to arrest those gathering in large groups, apparently unaware that community leaders had previously coordinated with the NYPD before the funeral to manage crowds.
• Following accusations of anti-Semitism, de Blasio has since apologized for his language.

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