Mayor Invoice de Blasio on Thursday stated it was “completely unacceptable” that dozens of our bodies have been being saved in unrefrigerated vehicles exterior of a Brooklyn funeral residence amid a surge in deaths resulting from coronavirus pandemic.
“This horrible scenario that occurred with the funeral residence in Brooklyn is totally unacceptable – let’s be clear about that,” de Blasio advised reporters throughout a convention name.
The Andrew T. Cleckley Funeral Companies in Flatlands “shouldn’t have let it occur,” de Blasio stated.
“Funeral properties are non-public organizations. They've an obligation to the folks they serve to deal with them with dignity,” the mayor stated, including, “I do not know how they'd let that occur.”
The NYPD responded to a 911 name Wednesday at round 11:30 a.m. for a report of human our bodies inside two automobiles close to the funeral residence on Utica Avenue close to Avenue L.
Police decided that automobiles belonged to the funeral residence, an NYPD spokesperson stated.
The state Division of Well being was notified of the ugly scenario and an investigation is ongoing, based on the spokesperson.
Sources beforehand advised The Submit that between 40 and 60 our bodies have been found both stacked in U-Haul vehicles exterior the funeral residence or on the constructing’s flooring after neighbors reported a foul odor.
The funeral residence had two refrigerated vehicles storing our bodies along with the 2 U-Hauls holding corpses, sources have stated.
Exterior the funeral residence on Thursday no less than one physique was seen being taken out of a refrigerated truck.
Hizzoner questioned why the funeral residence didn't contact the state or the NYPD for assist with the physique scenario.
“It's unconscionable to me,” de Blasio stated.
“You’re speaking concerning the deceased family members of household. I’m sorry it’s not onerous to determine if nothing else is working, name the NYPD,” stated the mayor. “It was an emergency scenario.”
De Blasio added, “I’m very disenchanted they didn’t try this… They do bear duty they need to have figured it out.”
On Wednesday, Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams descended on the scene exterior the funeral residence and stated the town wanted a “bereavement committee” to cope with the uptick in deaths because of the coronavirus disaster.
De Blasio referred to as Adams proposal “a good suggestion.”
“We’ll discover some option to create one thing like that,” the mayor stated.
Extra reporting by Georgett Roberts and Tina Moore
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