September 5, 2020
EMERGENCY EXECUTIVE ORDER
WHEREAS, on March 7, 2020, New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo declared a State
disaster emergency for the entire State of New York to address the threat that COVID-19 poses to
the health and welfare of New York residents and visitors; and
WHEREAS, Emergency Executive Order No. 98, issued March I 2, 2020 and extended
most recently by Emergency Executive Order No. I38, issued August 6, 2020, contains a
declaration of a state of emergency in the City of New York due to the threat posed by COVID-19
to the health and welfare of City residents, and such declaration remains in effect; and
WHEREAS, this Order is given because of the propensity of the virus to spread person-to-person and also because the actions taken to prevent such spread have led to property loss and
damage; and
WHEREAS, measures taken to combat the spread of COVID-19 may prevent individuals,
businesses and other entities from meeting legally imposed deadlines for the filing of certain
documents or for the completion of other required actions; and
WHEREAS, this Order is given in order to ensure that the Governor's orders are enforced;
NOW,
THEREFORE, pursuant to the powers vested in me by the laws of the State of New
York and the City of New York, including but not limited to the New York Executive Law, the
New York City Charter and the Administrative Code of the City of New York, and the common
law authority to protect the public in the event of an emergency:
Section l . I hereby direct that the State of Emergency declared in Emergency Executive
Order No. 98, dated March 12, 2020, and extended by subsequent orders, is extended for thirty
(30) days.
§ 2. I hereby direct that sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 of Emergency Executive Order No.
144, dated August 31, 2020, are extended for five (5) days.
§ 3. This Order incorporates any and all relevant provisions of Governor Executive
Order No. 202 and subsequent orders issued by the Governor of New York State to address the
State of Emergency declared in that Order pursuant to his powers under section 29-a of the
Executive Law.
§ 4. I hereby direct the Fire Department of the City of New York, the New York City
Police Department, the Department of Buildings, the Sheriff, and other agencies as needed to
immediately enforce the directives set forth in this Order in accordance with their lawful
enforcement authorities, including but not limited to Administrative Code sections 15-227(a),
28-105.10.1, and 28-201.1, and section I 07.6 of the New York City Fire Code. Violations of the
directives set forth in this Order may be issued as if they were violations under the New York
City Health Code, title 24 Rules of the City of New York sections 3.07 and 3.11, and may be
enforced as such by the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene or any other agency named in
this section.
§ 5. This Emergency Executive Order shall take effect immediately. The State of
Emergency shall remain in effect for a period not to exceed thirty (30) days or until rescinded,
whichever occurs first. Additional declarations to extend the State of Emergency for additional
periods not to exceed thirty (30) days shall be issued if needed. The remainder of this Order shall
remain in effect for five (5) days unless it is terminated or modified at an earlier date.
Bill de Blasio,
MAYOR
