Since September of last year, more than 250 measles cases have been documented in Williamsburg, and today New York City declared a public health emergency mandating that all residents receiveĀ a measles vaccination or face a fine.The outbreak is centered in the ultra-Orthodox Jewish communitiesĀ of Williamsburg and Borough Park.
Mayor Bill de Blasio announced in a press conference today thatĀ unvaccinated children living in zip codes 11205, 11206, 11221, and 11249 can not attend school or daycareā¦