{"id":937910,"date":"2021-10-29T14:59:39","date_gmt":"2021-10-29T18:59:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=937910"},"modified":"2021-10-29T14:59:41","modified_gmt":"2021-10-29T18:59:41","slug":"first-responders-protest-nyc-vaccine-mandate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/first-responders-protest-nyc-vaccine-mandate\/","title":{"rendered":"First responders protest NYC vaccine mandate"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">12<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffirst-responders-protest-nyc-vaccine-mandate%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=937910&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div id=\"attachment_2565063\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2565063\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Municipal workers hold placards and shout slogans outside city hall during a protest against the covid-19 vaccine mandate, in New York on October 25, 2021. (Photo by ED JONES\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN Newsroom<br \/>UPDATED 11:28 AM PT \u2013 Friday, October 29, 2021<\/h5>\n<p>New York City firefighters and hundreds of other city workers march in protest of Mayor Bill de Blasio\u2019s (D-N.Y.) vaccine mandate. As de Blasio\u2019s vaccine deadline for all New York City municipal workers closes in, leaders representing the city\u2019s Uniformed Firefighters Association gathered outside of his residence.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is really an absolutely unnecessary threat to the lives of New Yorkers,\u201d said President of the FDNY Firefighters Association Andrew Ansbro.<\/p>\n<p>Hundreds of protesters showed up at Grace Mansion on Thursday as they marched in opposition of the mayor\u2019s mandate. They were joined by politicians, as well as other union members.<\/p>\n<p>Union members said there\u2019s already a staffing shortage as it is and 3,500 FDNY members now face unpaid leave if they don\u2019t receive the first jab by 5 p.m. Friday night, along with thousands of other city workers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis city is going to look very different on Nov. 1. You\u2019re going to see dozens and dozens of firehouses closed. You\u2019re going to see response times climb. It is inevitable. Lives are going to be lost,\u201d stressed Ansbro.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Uniformed Firefighters Association President Andrew Ansbro is firing back at the city&#8217;s vaccine mandate for municipal workers, saying it is unnecessary. &#8220;This is a political game they&#8217;re playing right now, and the stakes of the game are the lives of New Yorkers,&#8221; Ansbro said. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NPFwcRS6KR\">pic.twitter.com\/NPFwcRS6KR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Spectrum News NY1 (@NY1) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NY1\/status\/1454069461519056901?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 29, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Officials said around 64 percent of firefighters have been vaccinated, along with 75 percent of the New York Police Department. The mandate could force the FDNY to undergo significant closures, leaving 20 percent of ambulances off the streets. The mandate could also see serious repercussions on policing.<\/p>\n<p>The protest is one last push to scrap the mandate, but comes after de Blasio assured he wasn\u2019t having second thoughts earlier on Thursday. He seemed unconcerned as he expects a surge in vaccinations while city officials brace for major staffing shortages.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo, there\u2019s no discussion of changing the deadline,\u201d de Blasio has stated.<\/p>\n<p>Many protesters in attendance have been vaccinated themselves, but showed up in support of freedom of choice.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, FDNY officials have said the department is using all resources including mandatory overtime and scheduling changes in order to ensure continuity of operations.<\/p>\n<h4>MORE NEWS: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/report-pelosi-kicked-out-of-meeting-with-house-progressive-caucus\/\">Report: Pelosi Kicked Out Of Meeting With House Progressive Caucus<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Municipal workers hold placards and shout slogans outside city hall during a protest against the covid-19 vaccine mandate, in New York on October 25, 2021. 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