"We cannot take chances with anyone that travels, particularly folks who travel in from the U.K.," New York Mayor Bill de Blasio said during a press briefing Wednesday.
Nine ZIP codes have seen persistently high rates of coronavirus infections. Mayor Bill de Blasio plans to close nonessential businesses and schools there Wednesday, pending state approval.
One video of the attack shows a dark sedan plowing into a crowd of people standing in front of the vehicle. The car lurches through an intersection, leaving a chorus of screaming people in its wake.