New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio doubled down Wednesday on his criticism of those involved in a large gathering at a Jewish funeral in Brooklyn — but also apologized for his overnight warning to the Jewish community as a whole that threatened future arrests. Jewish groups had accused the mayor of unfairly singling out their community, which faced a string of attacks this past winter, with that tweet. DE BLASIO WARNING TO JEWISH COMMUNITY SPARKS BACKLASH IN LATEST CONTROVERSY OVER CORONAVIRUS MEASURES"I regret if the way I said it in any way gave people a feeling of being treated the wrong way, that was not my intention," de Blasio said. “My message to the Jewish community, and all communities, is this simple: the time for warnings has passed,” de Blasio wrote. De Blasio was asked about whether his words could pose danger to the city's Jewish residents.

Source: Fox News April 29, 2020 15:53 UTC