New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio oversaw the dispersal of a large, tightly packed Hasidic Jewish funeral and lashed out at the mourners who had gathered in defiance of social distancing rules intended to curb the spread of the coronavirus, according to AP.

"My message to the Jewish community, and all communities, is this simple: The time for warnings has passed," de Blasio tweeted after police dispersed the funeral in the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn.

Critics accused de Blasio of singling out the Orthodox Jewish community for censure when others have violated social distancing rules as well.