a manifestation with the participation of about 5000people who marched through the brooklyski bridge under the town hall was a reaction to the ordinance of the mayor bill de blasio about the obligation to vaccinate incumbent on city employeesit covers everyone except prison servicesthose who do not comply with until friday are at risk of being referred for free vacationas reported by new york post many protest participants came with american flagsthey shouted with curses at the mayorthey chanted we wont complyothers went to extremes they had davids yellow stars to compare the vaccination requirement for the persecution of jews by nazi germany noted the new york newspaperthe daily also quoted demonstrators emphasizing that serving in crisis situations such as hurricane sandy or snowstorms are now threatened with loss of livelihood why are we bribed and forced to take vaccinations we are not now or we have never been a threat to public health said the fireman sofia medina when the crowd arrived at the town hallas an incentive employees who agree to vaccinate get a 500 bonusdue to the staff shortages in the rikers island prison officers of the prison service have until december 1 to accept the first injectionmayor de blasio wants to paint us as immoral dangerous and threatening to society we want to protect you residents of the city cites nyp statement of fireman paul schweithe also quotes not mentioned from the names of policemen emphasizing that thousands of them will lose their jobsthe officers expressed the fear that they would not be replaced by properly trained peoplethe protest against the new town hall policy occurred after de blasio announced last wednesday that the requirement allowing the choice test or injection was replaced by vaccinationearlier only employees of the education and municipal health service department were obliged to vaccinate against coronavirus