After an outcry over racial disparities in New York City's enforcement of social distancing, the mayor planned on Sunday to double the ranks of non-police workers trying to persuade people to comply with the policy.
The number of city workers deployed as social distancing ambassadors will grow by next weekend from around 1,000 to 2,300, Mayor Bill de Blasio said. More and more, the emphasis will be on a communicative, encouraging approach," the Democrat said, while noting that enforcement through ticketing "will still be there when needed."