Bill de Blasio explains why NY's stay-at-home order doesn't apply to his daily 11-mile drive to Brooklyn so he can take a walk

Greg P. | 9:53 AM on April 07, 2020

NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed a stay-at-home order for the state banning unnecessary travel, but apparently that doesn’t apply to NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio who says his daily 11-mile drive to Brooklyn so he can take a walk in Prospect Park is an essential activity:

.@NYCMayor tells @errollouis walking in Prospect Park – an 11-mile drive from his residence in Manhattan – each day during #Covid_19 is something he needs to do "to be most effective."

— Sally Goldenberg (@SallyGold) April 6, 2020

Gov. Cuomo, what say you?

That is insane.

— ajmorelli (@ajmorelli) April 6, 2020

And we’re scared to see what de Blasio would do if this isn’t his peak performance:

What would it look like if he was less effective? https://t.co/MiVy04Y58P

— Josh Barro (@jbarro) April 7, 2020

This clown won’t even give up his walk when he literally lives next to a park:

Probably 99 out of 100 corporate, military and/or political leaders would instinctively say it’s important to lead by example. Our mayor happens to be the other guy. *shrug*

— Errol Louis (@errollouis) April 7, 2020

We believe there was a book about this:

All animals are equal. Some animals are more equal than others.

— MTiller (@LadaMokusa) April 7, 2020

He really has been the worst politician in all of this:

Some leaders shine in crises and others fall. I’m actually surprised at how poorly he’s performed through the biggest test of his career.

— Brian A. Cahn (@brian_cahn) April 7, 2020