Emergency Executive Order 173

August 14, 2022

WHEREAS, there is currently an outbreak of the monkeypox virus that poses a significant risk to public health and that continues to expand and evolve worldwide, including within the United States and the State of New York; and

WHEREAS, on July 23, 2022, the World Health Organization declared the monkeypox outbreak a Public Health Emergency of International Concern; and

WHEREAS, the City and all of its agencies are prepared to continue to respond to monkeypox and are committed to protecting the health and well-being of all New Yorkers, which is imperiled by the person-to-person spread of monkeypox; and

WHEREAS, additional reasons for requiring the measures continued in this Order are set forth in Emergency Executive Order No. 158, dated August 1, 2022; and

WHEREAS, the state of emergency relating to monkeypox, declared in Emergency Executive Order No. 158, dated August 1, 2022, remains in effect;

NOW, THEREFORE, pursuant to the powers vested in me by the laws of the State of New York and the City of New York, including but not limited to the New York Executive Law, the New York City Charter and the Administrative Code of the City of New York, and the common law authority to protect the public in the event of an emergency:

Section 1. I hereby order that section 1 of Emergency Executive Order No. 168, dated August 9, 2022, is extended for five (5) days.

§ 2. This Emergency Executive Order shall take effect immediately and shall remain in effect for five (5) days unless it is terminated or modified at an earlier date.

Eric Adams
Mayor