NYC Health Commissioner Resigns Over Mayor’s Pandemic Response

New York City Health Commissioner Dr. Oxiris Barbot speaks during an event on Dec. 2, 2019. Gary Gershoff/Getty Images for Housing Works

New York City health commissioner Oxiris Barbot resigned on Tuesday, putting an end to repeated clashes with Mayor Bill de Blasio.

Barbot submitted a resignation letter to de Blasio, a Democrat, according to a memo to colleagues published by NY1.