NYC mayor extends COVID-19 emergency declaration via executive order On Tuesday, Mayor Eric Adams announced plans to extend New York City’s state of emergency due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The extension comes one day after the previous state of emergency expired on June 19. This is happening in the backdrop of both the federal and state COVID-19 emergency declarations having been ended earlier this year. In a press release,… Phiroze Parasnis NBC New York

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In a press release, the mayor's office lists the city's unemployment rate, 5.4% compared to the national average of 3.7%, as one of the leading reasons for this state of emergency.

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