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NEW YORK (77WABC) — New York City’s largest police union filed a lawsuit Monday to try and block Mayor Bill de Blasio’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate.
The Police Benevolent Association announced on Twitter that it submitted the lawsuit to the Staten Island state Supreme Court.
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— NYC PBA (@NYCPBA) October 25, 2021
“I am writing with an important update on our legal challenge to Mayor de Blasio’s vaccine mandate,” PBA President Patrick J. Lynch wrote in a letter. “This morning, the PBA filed our lawsuit in Staten Island state Supreme Court seeking to overturn the vaccine mandate announced last week. ”
“We will also be filing a request for a temporary restraining order asking the court to bar the City and the NYPD from implementing the mandate while our suit is pending,” the letter adds.
Mayor de Blasio last week said that all city workers — including cops — have until Oct. 29 at 5 p.m. to get their first dose of the COVID vaccine. Those who haven’t had their first shot by Nov. 1 will be placed on unpaid leave until they show proof of vaccination.
