June 24, 2023
Download Emergency Executive Order 439
WHEREAS, although the City, state, and federal governments have rescinded various public health-related measures responding to COVID-19, the City has yet to fully recover from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic; and
WHEREAS, as of June 2023, the City’s unemployment rate is 5.4%, higher than the national rate of 3.7%, and higher than City’s unemployment rate of 4.3% in February 2020; and
WHEREAS, the City’s office occupancy rate is approximately 48% of the pre-pandemic rate, and the City’s subway ridership is at 70% of pre-pandemic levels; and
WHEREAS, this Order is given because certain emergency measures continue to be necessary for the City’s recovery from the economic, housing, transportation, and other effects of the COVID-19 pandemic; and
WHEREAS, a state of emergency related to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and the recovery therefrom in New York City, declared in Emergency Executive Order No. 435, dated June 20, 2023, remains in effect; and
WHEREAS, additional reasons for requiring the measures continued in this Order are set forth in Emergency Executive Order No. 435, dated June 20, 2023;
NOW, THEREFORE, pursuant to the powers vested in me by the laws of the State of New York and the City of New York, including but not limited to the New York Executive Law, the New York City Charter and the Administrative Code of the City of New York, and the common law authority to protect the public in the event of an emergency:
Section 1. I hereby direct that Sections 1 through 12 of Emergency Executive Order No. 435, dated June 20, 2023, are hereby extended.
Eric Adams
Mayor
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