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Kathy Hochul: “This is the law of the city. The law of the city says the…”

Featuring: Kathy Hochul, Democratic | Governor of New York

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But are you concerned that there might be a little too much gray area there? Like when it's subzero temperatures outside, should anybody be. This is the law of the city. The law of the city says the code blue laws say when the temperature drops below a certain temperature, that if someone is outdoors and does not willingly decide to go indoors for their own safety and to keep themselves alive because they don't have the ability that the authorities have the ability to do that. That's why these laws rarely invoked. But really important during A weather crisis like this. But you're confident that that's all being enforced, or you're asking about it, or. (01:50–02:09)

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Asserts that New York City law allows authorities to take individuals indoors during extreme cold if they cannot decide for themselves.

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