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Mayor to dispatch 2,300 ‘social distancing ambassadors’ across NYC

Mayor Bill de Blasio announced that he is more than doubling the amount of “social distancing ambassadors,” taking the pressure off the NYPD.

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May 11, 2020, 6:05 AM

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