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Health Officials, Local Leaders Urge Caution As Tri-State Area Residents Plan Labor Day Weekend Gatherings

Mayor Bill de Blasio wants New Yorkers to be cautious of the coronavirus as they celebrate the upcoming Labor Day Weekend.

September 3 2020

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Mayor Bill de Blasio wants New Yorkers to be cautious of the coronavirus as they celebrate the upcoming Labor Day Weekend.

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“Of course, families will be gathering, people will be taking time to appreciate each other’s company, and that’s a good thing. But what we can’t have is large gatherings,” he said Thursday. “This is a time where we’ve really learned the hard way – look what’s happened around this country, look what’s happening in other parts of the world, where large gatherings are the cause for a resurgence of this disease. We can’t let that happen.”

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