12,000 NYC Workers Marching to City Hall in Protest

The Brooklyn Bridge reopened to Manhattan-bound traffic after what police at the scene estimated were thousands of protesters marched in opposition to a vaccine mandate for municipal workers on Monday afternoon.

Citizen user videos captured police blocking traffic and protesters walking in roadways as they headed across the Brooklyn Bridge to City Hall, and police temporarily closed all Manhattan-bound lanes of the bridge.

At around 3 p.m., NYPD officials stated that all lanes of the bridge had reopened, but advised there may still be "residual delays in the area."

The mandate, which was updated Wednesday, requires all City workers except uniformed correction officers to have at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccination by 5 p.m. on Friday. Most workers have gotten their vaccinations.

A $500 incentive is in place, and those who do not meet the deadline will be placed on unpaid leave until they show proof of vaccination to their supervisor.

[Tap here to learn more about the mandate](https://www1.nyc.gov/office-of-the-mayor/news/698-21/mayor-de-blasio-vaccine-mandate-new-york-city-workforce), which affects 160,500 workers.

Also at City Hall today were protesters gathered in support of [taxi drivers](https://www.nytwa.org/) seeking relief for medallion debt impacted by ride-share technology. Police [arrested](https://twitter.com/ZohranKMamdani/status/1452716368915206149?s=20) protesters, including hunger-striking public officials, for blocking the street.

The Brooklyn Bridge reopened to Manhattan-bound traffic after what police at the scene estimated were thousands of protesters marched in opposition to a vaccine mandate for municipal workers on Monday afternoon.

Citizen user videos captured police blocking traffic and protesters walking in roadways as they headed across the Brooklyn Bridge to City Hall, and police temporarily closed all Manhattan-bound lanes of the bridge.

At around 3 p.m., NYPD officials stated that all lanes of the bridge had reopened, but advised there may still be "residual delays in the area."

The mandate, which was updated Wednesday, requires all City workers except uniformed correction officers to have at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccination by 5 p.m. on Friday. Most workers have gotten their vaccinations.

A $500 incentive is in place, and those who do not meet the deadline will be placed on unpaid leave until they show proof of vaccination to their supervisor.

[Tap here to learn more about the mandate](https://www1.nyc.gov/office-of-the-mayor/news/698-21/mayor-de-blasio-vaccine-mandate-new-york-city-workforce), which affects 160,500 workers.

Also at City Hall today were protesters gathered in support of [taxi drivers](https://www.nytwa.org/) seeking relief for medallion debt impacted by ride-share technology. Police [arrested](https://twitter.com/ZohranKMamdani/status/1452716368915206149?s=20) protesters, including hunger-striking public officials, for blocking the street.

The Brooklyn Bridge reopened to Manhattan-bound traffic after what police at the scene estimated were thousands of protesters marched in opposition to a vaccine mandate for municipal workers on Monday afternoon.

Citizen user videos captured police blocking traffic and protesters walking in roadways as they headed across the Brooklyn Bridge to City Hall, and police temporarily closed all Manhattan-bound lanes of the bridge.

At around 3 p.m., NYPD officials stated that all lanes of the bridge had reopened, but advised there may still be "residual delays in the area."

The mandate, which was updated Wednesday, requires all City workers except uniformed correction officers to have at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccination by 5 p.m. on Friday. Most workers have gotten their vaccinations.

A $500 incentive is in place, and those who do not meet the deadline will be placed on unpaid leave until they show proof of vaccination to their supervisor.

[Tap here to learn more about the mandate](https://www1.nyc.gov/office-of-the-mayor/news/698-21/mayor-de-blasio-vaccine-mandate-new-york-city-workforce), which affects 160,500 workers.

Also at City Hall today were protesters gathered in support of [taxi drivers](https://www.nytwa.org/) seeking relief for medallion debt impacted by ride-share technology. Police [arrested](https://twitter.com/ZohranKMamdani/status/1452716368915206149?s=20) protesters, including hunger-striking public officials, for blocking the street.

The Brooklyn Bridge reopened to Manhattan-bound traffic after what police at the scene estimated were thousands of protesters marched in opposition to a vaccine mandate for municipal workers on Monday afternoon.

Citizen user videos captured police blocking traffic and protesters walking in roadways as they headed across the Brooklyn Bridge to City Hall, and police temporarily closed all Manhattan-bound lanes of the bridge.

At around 3 p.m., NYPD officials stated that all lanes of the bridge had reopened, but advised there may still be "residual delays in the area."

The mandate, which was updated Wednesday, requires all City workers except uniformed correction officers to have at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccination by 5 p.m. on Friday. Most workers have gotten their vaccinations.

A $500 incentive is in place, and those who do not meet the deadline will be placed on unpaid leave until they show proof of vaccination to their supervisor.

[Tap here to learn more about the mandate](https://www1.nyc.gov/office-of-the-mayor/news/698-21/mayor-de-blasio-vaccine-mandate-new-york-city-workforce), which affects 160,500 workers.

Also at City Hall today were protesters gathered in support of [taxi drivers](https://www.nytwa.org/) seeking relief for medallion debt impacted by ride-share technology. Police [arrested](https://twitter.com/ZohranKMamdani/status/1452716368915206149?s=20) protesters, including hunger-striking public officials, for blocking the street.

The Brooklyn Bridge reopened to Manhattan-bound traffic after what police at the scene estimated were thousands of protesters marched in opposition to a vaccine mandate for municipal workers on Monday afternoon.

Citizen user videos captured police blocking traffic and protesters walking in roadways as they headed across the Brooklyn Bridge to City Hall, and police temporarily closed all Manhattan-bound lanes of the bridge.

At around 3 p.m., NYPD officials stated that all lanes of the bridge had reopened, but advised there may still be "residual delays in the area."

The mandate, which was updated Wednesday, requires all City workers except uniformed correction officers to have at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccination by 5 p.m. on Friday. Most workers have gotten their vaccinations.

A $500 incentive is in place, and those who do not meet the deadline will be placed on unpaid leave until they show proof of vaccination to their supervisor.

[Tap here to learn more about the mandate](https://www1.nyc.gov/office-of-the-mayor/news/698-21/mayor-de-blasio-vaccine-mandate-new-york-city-workforce), which affects 160,500 workers.

Also at City Hall today were protesters gathered in support of [taxi drivers](https://www.nytwa.org/) seeking relief for medallion debt impacted by ride-share technology. Police [arrested](https://twitter.com/ZohranKMamdani/status/1452716368915206149?s=20) protesters, including hunger-striking public officials, for blocking the street.