Mayor de Blasio May 19 called on state legislators to pass legislation extending line-of-duty death benefits to the families of all city workers who lost their lives to COVID-19.
"Two-hundred-seventy New York City employees have been lost to the coronavirus, and it is so important for us to say to their families that we will be there for you, not just in words but in deeds," he said at his daily briefing. "We owe that to you. Your loved one gave their all for us. We will be there for you."
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