There is good news on the COVID and vaccine mandate front in New York: The numbers have dropped enough that Mayor Eric Adams says he plans to drop the city’s public sector vaccine mandates on March 7.
That’s good news for New Yorkers — cases and hospitalizations have fallen and life can inch toward the new normal — however, it does not help Kyrie Irving play home games for the Brooklyn Nets.
Irving is covered by a second vaccine mandate for private employers, which does not allow employers to allow unvaccinated employees (Irving) to the workplace (Barclay’s). In his statement saying the public-sector mandate was going away, Adams said “all other vaccine mandates in New York City will remain in place at this time.”
Speaking on CNBC on Monday, Adams said he would not make an exception to the rule for Irving.
“Listen, I want Kyrie on the court. I would do anything to get that ring. So badly, I want it. But there’s so much at stake here. And I spoke with the owner of the…