"The mayor wanted to visit a place that keeps him grounded one last time," a spokesperson for the mayor said.
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio worked out at his Brooklyn YMCA on Monday morning just before New York State announced that virtually all non-essential businesses, including gyms, must close indefinitely during the coronavirus pandemic.
The mayor's decision to go to the gym despite the city lockdown provoked criticism and ridicule from some reporters and city residents. There are at least 853 confirmed cases of COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus, in the tri-state area. New York has at least 729, New Jersey 98, and Connecticut 26.The mayor defended his decision to go to the gym on Monday, saying he did so as a way to say goodbye to a"huge part" of his life.
When asked about de Blasio's morning workout during a Monday press conference, Cuomo said the mayor was allowed to go to the gym until 8 pm on Monday, but noted that he does his own workout routine outside of a gym.
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