De Blasio spends $200M to get NYC workers back in municipal offices

The city has spent more than $200 million to make the Big Apple’s municipal office buildings compatible with coronavirus safety measures as 80,000 additional city workers are set to return, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Friday.

City Hall finally revealed the price tag for the project just days before the scheduled May 3 deadline for those tens-of-thousands, some of whom have become increasingly vocal about their concerns over the safety of de Blasio’s directive amid the pandemic — and pointed to the lack of details as one driver of those worries. “New York City will spare no effort to ensure our public servants return to workplaces that are fully equipped to keep them safe,” said Hizzoner in a statement. “City workers have served their fellow New Yorkers tirelessly throughout this pandemic, and I look forward to welcoming them back with open arms.”