Office Of The Mayor Of New York City: Emergency Executive Order 242

West Village NY

16 September, 2021

1:53 PM

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Press release from Office of the Mayor of New York City: September 15, 2021 Download Emergency Executive Order 242 WHEREAS, the public safety was imperiled by a flash flood emergency caused by the remnants of Hurricane Ida that flooded roads, impacted mass transit, stranded motorists, and caused widespread damage to residential and commercial buildings throughout the City, causing unsafe conditions in those buildings and imperiling health and safety; WHEREAS, the state of emergency to address the remnants of Hurricane Ida, declared in Emergency Executive Order No. 230, and last extended by Emergency Executive Order No. 236, remains in effect; and WHEREAS, additional reasons for requiring the measures continued in this Order are set forth in Emergency Executive Order No. 235; NOW THEREFORE, by the power vested in me as Mayor of the City of New York pursuant to law, including Executive Law § 24, I hereby order: Section 1. I hereby direct that Emergency Executive Order No. 240, dated September 14, 2021, is extended for five (5) days. § 2.  I hereby direct that section 2 of Emergency Executive Order No. 240 shall be retroactive to and deemed to have been in effect as of September 1, 2021. § 3.  This Emergency Executive Order shall take effect immediately and shall remain in effect for five (5) days unless it is terminated or modified at an earlier date. Bill de Blasio MAYOR This press release was produced by Office of the Mayor of New York City. The views expressed here are the author's own.