In times of crisis, heroes often come from an unlikely source.
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In 2018, as the Mendocino Complex fire tore through hundreds of thousands of acres of land in Northern California, it was inmates enrolled in a volunteer firefighting program who fought to extinguish the flames in exchange for a measly $2 a dayโand time taken off of their sentences.
And now, with the coronavirus inciting hysteria and causing a serious shortage in hand sanitizer, NBC New York reports that inmates at correctional facilities throughout New York have been tasked with churning out more.
During a press conference on Monday, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo revealed โNYS Clean,โ the Big Appleโs own state-sanctioned sanitizer that wonโt do jack shit about all those damn rats strutting throughout the city, but itโll at least reduce your risk of exposure to COVID-19.
Allegedly.
โWe are problem solvers,โ the governor boasted, as New York residents could be heard pouring their trash onto the street outside. โAnd there is price gouging on hand sanitizer and a high demand for hand sanitizer. What do you do? Make your own hand sanitizer? Can you do that?โ
I can actually.
And if your attempts at replenishing your supply at home have proved futile in recent weeks, you can too.
But for those lucky enough to live in the pathogenic paradise known as New York City, todayโs your lucky day. Because not only is NYS Clean free99, but about 100,000 gallons of this miracle elixir will be distributed to schools, government agencies, the MTA, not-for-profits and other lucky recipients throughout the state.
โWeโre introducing NYS Clean hand sanitizer, made conveniently by the state of New York,โ Gov. Cuomo said. โThis is a superior product to products now on the market.โ
And considering that it boasts a โvery nice floral scentโ and is 75 percent alcohol, as opposed to Purellโs 70 percent, Gov. Cuomo has reason to be proud of his latest creation.
โTo Purell, and Mr. Amazon and Mr. eBay, if you continue the price gouging, we will introduce our product, which is superior to your product,โ he said. โAnd you donโt even have the floral bouquet, so stop price gouging.โ
Shots fired.
While NYS Clean offers a timely solution to a mounting crisis, it also raises plenty of questions; and one of the most important comes from our very own Michael Harriot: โDoes this mean Harvey Weinstein is gonna make my hand sanitizer?โ
I think we can all agree that this deserves an answer, governor.
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