by collive reporter
Vaccines for all… except for the residents of Crown Heights.
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and the Taskforce on Racial Inclusion and Equity announced the next phase of its “Vaccine for All” effort on Sunday.
They released a list that includes 33 neighborhoods in New York City which were identified as the hardest hit by the COVID virus, “based on equity burdens and the impact of COVID-19 in 2020,” they said.
De Blasio said the neighborhoods, divided by Zip Code, were identified by the Taskforce. The City will use this data to broaden its outreach and education to address vaccine hesitancy, prioritize appointments, add new vaccine sites, and improve the scheduling website to ensure the pace of vaccination is consistent throughout the city.
“We launched our vaccine effort with a clear commitment to provide a vaccine for all New Yorkers,” said de Blasio. “Now we are going even further to ensure the vaccine reaches everyone, equally, with a focus on the neighborhoods we know have borne the brunt of COVID-19.”
“Equitable distribution of the vaccine has been the driving force of the City’s Vaccine for All effort,” the Mayor said.
The majority of City vaccination sites are already located in the 33 Taskforce neighborhoods, as well as other, soon-to-open hubs, like Citi Field and Yankee Stadium, they said. The City has also mounted an extensive outreach campaign, holding informational and educational events for residents, providers, partners, and elected officials in Task Force neighborhoods and other areas across the city.
Everywhere but Crown Heights, that is.
Looking at the list of neighborhoods included in the effort, the Crown Heights Zip Codes of 11213 and 11225 are not among them.
The Jewish neighborhoods of Boro Park and Williamsburg – publicly shamed not long ago by de Blasio for not adhering to COVID regulations – are also not among the list.
COLlive has contacted a number of local Crown Heights doctors and was told that not a single vaccine dose is available to senior and vulnerable residents.
All local doctors we have contacted said that they just don’t have any to distribute yet.
“This is an outrage,” one Jewish Crown Heights resident told COLlive. “Just a few short months ago, the Mayor and Governor were calling our neighborhoods the cause of many outbreaks due to high numbers here, and Boro Park was shut down as being a red zone, and yet when it comes to receiving vaccines, suddenly we are not included.”
Last week, Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Congresswoman Yvette Clarke and Congressman Hakeem Jeffries visited a housing development in East New York, near Crown Heights, to announce vaccine doses being given free to seniors in the neighborhood. More than 1,000 seniors received their first free doses of the coronavirus vaccine last weekend at four city public housing sites.
“Thousands of doses are being distributed in nearby neighborhoods, and not a single dose in Crown Heights,” said the resident. “This is blatant discrimination. If the Mayor claims that equitable distribution of the vaccine is the driving force of his efforts, how is this fair and equal?”
VIDEO: Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Congresswoman Yvette Clarke and Congressman Hakeem Jeffries at a vaccine distribution in E. New York
The full list of 33 Neighborhoods identified by the Taskforce is below.
Before you stir more division, this is a problem EVERYWHERE.
That doesn’t negate the fact that crown heights didn’t get the vaccine because of Antisemitism. It is possible that most places didn’t get the vaccine because of incompetence and crown heights isn’t getting the vaccine because of Jew hatred
It’s NOT a problem everywhere, many places did get the vaccine. It’s a problem in Crown Heights, Boro Park and Williamsburg which just happen to be the most Jewish areas. It’s clear that there is an agenda.
And then comment. This is meaningless unless I know how areas were determined. Is that public knowledge? Otherwise this is clickbait.
We need to take this to Supreme court, and sue for defamation, and damages.
This is complete Anti Semitism! What an Anti Semite!
ODA which is a Jewish operated medical center had the vaccine for some time now, Miamonides in boro park has the vaccine.
Only for the hospital workers
Interfaith hospital has it located in 11213
“Just do what I say but don’t do (us) what I do to you….”
Bh! Blessing in disguise. We have hydroxychloriquine and zinc. Far safer and more effective than this experimental vaccine that has killed so many already. People please don’t fall for the lies we’re being fed.
I completely agree!!
You can’t patent hydroxychloriquine – which has been prescribed for malaria for hundreds of years without problems – or zinc, or vitamin D, or vitamin C.
And what about the therapeutics that are receiving NO MENTION by the media? Remdesivir? Dexamethasone? Trump took these and he is not only considered “obese” but also elderly. He recovered quickly.
Why are we being forcefed an experimental drug with no animal testing or long-term human trials and 100% immunity for the drug companies should this backfire?
anti Semitism at its finest
Gd is saving us from experimental agents being injected with life long side affects and even death. Say thank u
Lets go
File a suit against the city
Time to bring in the millions
You don’t sound very sincere.
You sound like you are trying to promote the stereotype that Jews care only about money and fleecing people.
We need to take over nyc, no more DeBlasio.
Is there not enough chaos. The shots will be available Google the NYC vaccine finder. Just because its not in your neck of the woods is not a reason to cry antisemitism. Please we dont need to sound like the boy who cried wolf.
It so happens certain people are also complaining too many whites are getting.
We have enough divisions now, again go to NYC Vaccine Finder on Google, and wait for more updates after the storm as all City and State sites will be closed this Monday due to the storm.
Any time you see a racial equality initiative rest assured that Jews, particularly Chasidic Jews will the the victims. And this is why the Frum community needs to fight against progressivism because it has is deeply anti-Semitic agenda which whitewashes all of Jewish history and anti-Semitism.
There are also many non jewish african american citizens that live throughout crown heights especially all the blocks with the cross streets of schenechtady, utica and rochester avenues .
Ezra medical center in Boro Park has vaccines
If there is any danger of the vaccine being mRNA and untested, consider it a blessing that you don’t get it.
I got the vaccine in the heart of Flatbush two weeks ago
Now th3 liberals rachmana litzlan especially in our community will,still vote for nazis disguised at dems. Next is mandatory shots then yellows badges
Antisemetic as usual.
It’s fine tho, we don’t want the vaccines!
i find it disconcerting that people on both sides of the aisle point fingers at each other and accuse each other of overreacting. i have no idea why jewish neighborhoods are being singled out for delayed vaccination. we need to put the “leaders” in state government against the wall and pointedly ask them that very question. their answer will need to be legitimate and verifiable. i truly hope that there is such an answer, one that is not based on anti semitism. on the other hand, it’s obvious from readers’ comments that there are plenty of peole out there who… Read more »
There are certain Jews who have replaced their Judaism with Democratism. So yes, as you said, it’s a religious matter for them to praise and defend said politicians.
(There is nothing similar among Republican-voting Jews. Despite the constant yammering about people “worshiping” Trump, there was nothing of the sort, simply being grateful for what he did accomplish, and pushing back against the lies and smears about him.)
If the city does not gives vaccines to crown heights it’s anti semitism
If the city mandates that crown heights must get vaccinated then it’s also anti semitism!
Stop using anti semitism like race issues!
Dr. Simone Gold (friend of Chabad) commented, “If you are under age 20, the experimental vaccine is prohibited, in our opinion, absolutely prohibited. We simply don’t know enough about its effects on fertility, and we do know that this virus, essentially does not affect young people. Essentially,” with regards to young people, COVID-19 is “irrelevant!” “From age 20 to 50, if you are healthy, we strongly discourage,” your receiving this experimental agent, she said. “There is an exceedingly low risk (from COVID-19),” as well. In response to projected vaccine mandates, Dr. Gold announced, “We intend to fight the urge that’s sweeping… Read more »