Assemblyman Colton (D – Gravesend, Bensonhurst, Bath Beach, and Dyker Heights) demands that preventive and enforcement measures must be taken by the city administration due to COVID-19 spikes especially in several neighborhoods of Brooklyn that includes Gravesend 6.0% and Bensonhurst 4.41% infection rates.

“Mayor de Blasio and City Department of Parks Commissioner Mitchell J. Silver must work together and take protective measures by posting warning signs at the parks, promenades, and all public places where excessive gatherings take place to be followed by strict enforcement of the rules. People should be reminded that they have to avoid large get-togethers, exercise safety by wash hands frequently, practicing social distancing, and most of all wear masks in public areas. Fines must be continuously issued when people fail to obey these rules,” Colton stated.

“Unfortunately, because of some careless population, the COVID-19 is on the rise again. I am trying my best to make people be aware of the issue by speaking at different organizations' events. I will continue to do so,” Colton continued.

“The Mayor and City DOP Commissioner needs to take it very seriously. If they will not, then the outcome will be a disaster for our city. We can’t let that happen again. We simply can’t sit and watch. Preventive and enforcement measures must be taken. If for some reason city administration is not capable of managing NYC, then we need to ask Governor to intervene and take over the management of our city before a disaster will strike us again,” Colton added.