NYC Will Close More Public Schools Amid Violent Protests
- Restrictions cause Orthodox Jewish areas in Brooklyn to erupt
- In all, 169 public schools will shutter until at least Oct. 21
Photographer: Jeenah Moon/Bloomberg
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New York City is closing an additional 61 public schools, bringing to 169 the number shut to combat Covid-19 hot spots, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Thursday as opposition to community restrictions intensified in Orthodox Jewish areas.
The earliest those schools can reopen would be Oct. 21, the mayor said. The city decided which to close using state-created, color-coded zones that denote rates of infection; some had already shut under a previous system based on ZIP codes, de Blasio said.