NYC Could Start ‘Temporary Interment’ For The Dead In Public Park, City Council Member Says; Mayor Denies

Topline: New York City could start start burying the dead in a public park, according to City Council Health Committee chair Mark Levine in a Twitter thread on Monday, citing overwhelmed morgues and funeral homes, but Mayor Bill de Blasio and the Chief Medical Examiner say that such a contingency plan is not under consideration at this time. Levine wrote that the city’s healthcare system is “being pushed to the limit” and “so is the city’s system for managing our dead.”-- More...