Mandatory Covid 19 Vaccination in The State of New York Letter
On August 17, New York City started the Key to NYC vaccination program. New York City Mayor de Blasio’s Emergency Executive Order 225 mandates indoor dining, entertainment and fitness places to check for a proof of vaccination to COVID-19. Some of the well known private entities such as Danny Meyer’s Union Square Hospitality Group restaurants, Equinox and SoulCycle, and the Broadway community voluntarily made the decision to require proof of vaccination ahead of the Mayor’s announcement. At the same time, some of the restaurant owners filed the lawsuit to stop the city’s vaccine mandate program, arguing that such mandate unfairly targets businesses struggling during the pandemic.
You are a small restaurant owner in New York City. Write a 300 word letter to Mayor de Blasio supporting or opposing his executive order. The letter should include 1) description of your restaurant; 2) your position regarding Executive Order 225; and 3) reasons behind your position backed by three data sources.
Reading list
- Office of the Mayor Bill de Blasio, “Defeat Delta: Mayor de Blasio Announces Key to NYC Vaccination Mandate Will Begin Tomorrow, August 17” (August 16, 2021) (Links to an external site.)
- Office of the Mayor Bill de Blasio, “Emergency Executive Order 225” (Links to an external site.)
- Nation’s Restaurant News, “Both dining and working in restaurants will require proof of vaccination, says Union Square Hospitality Group” (July 21, 2021) (Links to an external site.)
- The New York Times, “ (Links to an external site.)Restaurant owners sue New York City, hoping to block its ‘ridiculous’ vaccine mandate” (August 18, 2021) (Links to an external site.)
Question 2 You are the policy director for the newly elected Mayor of New York City. Write a 300 word memo with a policy recommendation on increasing protection for sex workers in the City. Choose whether sex work should remain criminalized or become partially decriminalized, decriminalized or legalized. How would you implement your policy? Explain why your chosen model will help sex workers.
Question 3 What kind of changes would you make on the syllabus if you were to teach this class next semester?
