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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. MET-NYC-002	Emergency Executive Order No. 99Cancellation of gatherings over 500; 50 percent occupancy and seating cap on all gathering places	Mayor Bill de Blasio	New York CityCity	Mar. 15, 2020	2020 Q2	Capacity limitGathering capEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-LOCAL-DISTRICTS-AUTHORITIES-068	'COVID-19 FAQ' (operations changes, captured May 23, 2020)Suspension of non-emergency repairs, annual inspections and skilled-trades and maintenance work in occupied units; suspension of planned…	New York City Housing Authority (Chair Gregory Russ)	New York City Housing Authority, New YorkCity	Mar. 16, 2020	2020 Q2	Context (guidance or announcement)Business closureWorkplace rulesOther	Primary source read
Ex. MET-NYC-003	Emergency Executive Order No. 100Closure of restaurants, bars and cafes to on-premises service; closure of entertainment venues and commercial gyms; cessation of elective…	Mayor Bill de Blasio	New York CityCity	Mar. 16, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Business closureGathering capHealth care ordersAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED-060	Guidance on Academic Continuity to Campuses (March 2020) and the Chancellor's recalibration-period directives of March 11-19, 2020Systemwide transition to distance learning from March 19, 2020 after a five-day recalibration period; campuses closed to in-person…	Chancellor Felix V. Matos Rodriguez	City University of New York (25 campuses; public university system of the City and State); State and city levelCity	Mar. 11, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureTelework mandateGathering cap	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-NYC-005	Emergency Executive Order No. 102Extension and amendment of EEOs 99-101: closure of museums, all gyms and fitness classes, mall common areas, personal-care establishments…	Mayor Bill de Blasio	New York CityCity	Mar. 20, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Business closureTelework mandateCapacity limitGathering capEvents and venuesWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MET-NYC-050	DOB Service Notice, 'COVID-19 Response: Updated Guidelines for Suspension of Work on Non-essential Construction and Demolition Sites Including Professional Certification Categories and new Certificate of Authorization Requirement' (April 2020; updated April 15, 2020)All work on non-essential construction and demolition sites in New York City suspended for the duration of the state of emergency…	New York City Department of Buildings (Commissioner Melanie E. La Rocca)	New York CityCity	Apr. 15, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureWorkplace rulesSupply chain	Primary source read
Ex. MET-NYC-006	Emergency Executive Order No. 103Extension of EEO 102; 100 percent in-person workforce reduction for non-essential businesses and not-for-profits; closure of mall common…	Mayor Bill de Blasio	New York CityCity	Mar. 25, 2020	2020 Q2	Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateGathering cap	Primary source read
Ex. MET-NYC-051	DOB Guidance Document, 'Updated guidance to owners and contractors on enforcement of Essential vs. Nonessential construction' (issuance date 04/15/2020)Enforcement guidance: which construction may continue as essential (emergency work, hospitals, affordable housing, infrastructure, work to…	New York City Department of Buildings (Commissioner Melanie E. La Rocca)	New York CityCity	Apr. 15, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MET-NYC-025	Emergency Executive Order No. 130Declaration Extending Local State of Emergency; conditional reopening of personal care services; refusal of permits for processions…	Mayor Bill de Blasio	New York CityCity	July 7, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Emergency declarationBusiness closureGathering capEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. MET-NYC-009	Emergency Executive Order No. 141Hotels, motels, inns, short-term rentals and temporary lodging businesses required to verify completion of the State Traveler Health Form by…	Mayor Bill de Blasio	New York CityCity	Aug. 18, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Travel and quarantineWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. MET-NYC-010	Emergency Executive Order No. 144Extension of EEO 143; conditional reopening of gyms and fitness centers from September 2, 2020 subject to DOHMH attestation and inspection…	Mayor Bill de Blasio	New York CityCity	Aug. 31, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Business closureCapacity limitGathering capCourts and public officesWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MET-NYC-039	Order of the Commissioner of Health and Mental Hygiene to Cease In-Person Instruction in Certain Areas of the CityAll public and non-public pre-K to grade 12 schools in State-designated Red and Orange cluster zones to cease all in-person instruction	Commissioner of Health and Mental Hygiene Dave A. Chokshi, M.D.	New York City (State-designated Red and Orange Zones in Brooklyn and Queens, later Staten Island, the Bronx and Manhattan)City	Oct. 12, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q1	Business closureGathering capSchools and child care	Primary source read
Ex. ECO-C-004	Emergency Executive Order No. 159Hotels and short-term lodging to verify Traveler Health Forms (implementing EO 205.1)	Mayor Bill de Blasio	New York CityCity	Nov. 3, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q1	Travel and quarantineWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. MET-NYC-012	Emergency Executive Order No. 159Declaration Extending Local State of Emergency; restatement of the hotel and short-term-rental Traveler Health Form requirement	Mayor Bill de Blasio	New York CityCity	Nov. 3, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Emergency declarationTravel and quarantineWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. MET-NYC-044	Order of the Commissioner of Health and Mental Hygiene to Require Schools to Meet COVID-19 Health and Safety RequirementsAll non-public and charter schools in New York City: six-foot distancing, face coverings at all times on premises and at off-site…	Commissioner of Health and Mental Hygiene Dave A. Chokshi, M.D.	New York CityCity	Nov. 5, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Capacity limitFace-covering requirementSchools and child careWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. MET-NYC-035	Order of the Commissioner of Health and Mental Hygiene to Require COVID-19 Vaccination or Testing for Staff in Public Healthcare SettingsVaccination or weekly testing plus face covering for DOHMH clinical-setting staff and all NYC Health + Hospitals staff	Commissioner of Health and Mental Hygiene Dave A. Chokshi, M.D. (exercising the power of the Board of Health)	New York CityCity	July 21, 2021	2021 Q3	Health care ordersWorkplace rulesVaccination or testing	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED-061	Fall 2021 Reopening Plans (vaccination mandate for students attending in person; face coverings; testing for unvaccinated employees) (August 2021)Vaccination required of all students attending in-person classes for fall 2021 (FDA approval Aug. 23, 2021 triggered the deadline), with…	CUNY Board of Trustees and Chancellor	City University of New York; State and city levelCity	Aug. 16, 2021	2021 Q3	Face-covering requirementWorkplace rulesVaccination or testing	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-NYC-036	Order of the Commissioner of Health and Mental Hygiene to Require COVID-19 Vaccination or Testing for Staff in Residential and Congregate SettingsWeekly PCR testing of every unvaccinated staff member or contractor at City-operated or City-contracted shelters, drop-in centers, domestic…	Commissioner of Health and Mental Hygiene Dave A. Chokshi, M.D.	New York CityCity	Aug. 10, 2021	2021 Q3	Workplace rulesVaccination or testingQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. MET-NYC-017	Emergency Executive Order No. 225Key to NYC: Requiring COVID-19 Vaccination for Indoor Entertainment, Recreation, Dining and Fitness Settings	Mayor Bill de Blasio	New York CityCity	Aug. 16, 2021	2021 Q3	Capacity limitEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesVaccination or testing	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-19-016	Emergency Executive Order No. 225Key to NYC: Requiring COVID-19 Vaccination for Indoor Entertainment, Recreation, Dining and Fitness Settings	Mayor Bill de Blasio	New York CityCity	Aug. 16, 2021	2021 Q3	Workplace rulesVaccination or testing	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-27-011	CUNY Coronavirus (COVID-19) Fall 2021 Safety Guidance: vaccination mandate for students in in-person and hybrid classes; masks in all CUNY campuses and buildings; testing program for unvaccinated personsVaccination required of all students taking in-person or hybrid classes for fall 2021 (FDA approval of Aug. 23, 2021 triggered the Sept. 27…	City University of New York (Board of Trustees and Chancellor Felix V. Matos Rodriguez)	New York (City University of New York; 25 campuses; public university system of the City and State)City	Aug. 25, 2021	2021 Q3	Face-covering requirementWorkplace rulesVaccination or testingQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. MET-NYC-018	Emergency Executive Order No. 228Declaration Extending Local State of Emergency (thirty days); Key to NYC program restated in full (s. 4)	Mayor Bill de Blasio	New York CityCity	Aug. 25, 2021	2021 Q3	Emergency declarationCapacity limitFace-covering requirementEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesVaccination or testing	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-LOCAL-DISTRICTS-AUTHORITIES-008	Announcement, 'Mayor de Blasio and Chancellor Porter Announce Health & Safety Measures for the 2021-22 School Year' (Aug. 26, 2021)2021-22 health and safety measures: staff and contractor vaccination deadline, universal masking, testing and quarantine rules	Mayor Bill de Blasio and Schools Chancellor Meisha Porter (announcement of the Department's 2021-22 requirements; the vaccination requirement was ordered by the Commissioner of Health and Mental Hygiene, MET-NYC-040 to 042)	New York City Department of Education (New York City public schools), New York (city school district)City	Aug. 26, 2021	2021 Q3	Face-covering requirementSchools and child careWorkplace rulesVaccination or testingQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. MET-NYC-019	Emergency Executive Order No. 239Key to NYC program restated (supersedes EEO 228 s. 4); adds exemption for persons 12 and older entering for school or after-school programs	Mayor Bill de Blasio	New York CityCity	Sept. 14, 2021	2021 Q3	Capacity limitFace-covering requirementEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesVaccination or testing	Primary source read
Ex. MET-NYC-021	Emergency Executive Order No. 250Key to NYC program restated (supersedes EEO 239); adds exemption for voters and mask exceptions for performing artists and athletes while…	Mayor Bill de Blasio	New York CityCity	Sept. 24, 2021	2021 Q3	Capacity limitFace-covering requirementEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesVaccination or testing	Primary source read

Mayor Bill de Blasio, Emergency Executive Order No. 99 (Mar. 15, 2020) (Ex. MET-NYC-002)
New York City Housing Authority (Chair Gregory Russ), 'COVID-19 FAQ' (operations changes, captured May 23, 2020) (Mar. 16, 2020) (Ex. AGY-LOCAL-DISTRICTS-AUTHORITIES-068)
Mayor Bill de Blasio, Emergency Executive Order No. 100 (Mar. 16, 2020) (Ex. MET-NYC-003)
Chancellor Felix V. Matos Rodriguez, Guidance on Academic Continuity to Campuses (March 2020) and the Chancellor's recalibration-period directives of March 11-19, 2020 (Mar. 11, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED-060)
Mayor Bill de Blasio, Emergency Executive Order No. 102 (Mar. 20, 2020) (Ex. MET-NYC-005)
New York City Department of Buildings (Commissioner Melanie E. La Rocca), DOB Service Notice, 'COVID-19 Response: Updated Guidelines for Suspension of Work on Non-essential Construction and Demolition Sites Including Professional Certification Categories and new Certificate of Authorization Requirement' (April 2020; updated April 15, 2020) (Apr. 15, 2020) (Ex. MET-NYC-050)
Mayor Bill de Blasio, Emergency Executive Order No. 103 (Mar. 25, 2020) (Ex. MET-NYC-006)
New York City Department of Buildings (Commissioner Melanie E. La Rocca), DOB Guidance Document, 'Updated guidance to owners and contractors on enforcement of Essential vs. Nonessential construction' (issuance date 04/15/2020) (Apr. 15, 2020) (Ex. MET-NYC-051)
Mayor Bill de Blasio, Emergency Executive Order No. 130 (July 7, 2020) (Ex. MET-NYC-025)
Mayor Bill de Blasio, Emergency Executive Order No. 141 (Aug. 18, 2020) (Ex. MET-NYC-009)
Mayor Bill de Blasio, Emergency Executive Order No. 144 (Aug. 31, 2020) (Ex. MET-NYC-010)
Commissioner of Health and Mental Hygiene Dave A. Chokshi, M.D, Order of the Commissioner of Health and Mental Hygiene to Cease In-Person Instruction in Certain Areas of the City (Oct. 12, 2020) (Ex. MET-NYC-039)
Mayor Bill de Blasio, Emergency Executive Order No. 159 (Nov. 3, 2020) (Ex. ECO-C-004)
Mayor Bill de Blasio, Emergency Executive Order No. 159 (Nov. 3, 2020) (Ex. MET-NYC-012)
Commissioner of Health and Mental Hygiene Dave A. Chokshi, M.D, Order of the Commissioner of Health and Mental Hygiene to Require Schools to Meet COVID-19 Health and Safety Requirements (Nov. 5, 2020) (Ex. MET-NYC-044)
Commissioner of Health and Mental Hygiene Dave A. Chokshi, M.D. (exercising the power of the Board of Health), Order of the Commissioner of Health and Mental Hygiene to Require COVID-19 Vaccination or Testing for Staff in Public Healthcare Settings (July 21, 2021) (Ex. MET-NYC-035)
CUNY Board of Trustees and Chancellor, Fall 2021 Reopening Plans (vaccination mandate for students attending in person; face coverings; testing for unvaccinated employees) (August 2021) (Aug. 16, 2021) (Ex. AGY-ST-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED-061)
Commissioner of Health and Mental Hygiene Dave A. Chokshi, M.D, Order of the Commissioner of Health and Mental Hygiene to Require COVID-19 Vaccination or Testing for Staff in Residential and Congregate Settings (Aug. 10, 2021) (Ex. MET-NYC-036)
Mayor Bill de Blasio, Emergency Executive Order No. 225 (Aug. 16, 2021) (Ex. MET-NYC-017)
Mayor Bill de Blasio, Emergency Executive Order No. 225 (Aug. 16, 2021) (Ex. SEC-19-016)
City University of New York (Board of Trustees and Chancellor Felix V. Matos Rodriguez), CUNY Coronavirus (COVID-19) Fall 2021 Safety Guidance: vaccination mandate for students in in-person and hybrid classes; masks in all CUNY campuses and buildings; testing program for unvaccinated persons (Aug. 25, 2021) (Ex. SEC-27-011)
Mayor Bill de Blasio, Emergency Executive Order No. 228 (Aug. 25, 2021) (Ex. MET-NYC-018)
Mayor Bill de Blasio and Schools Chancellor Meisha Porter (announcement of the Department's 2021-22 requirements; the vaccination requirement was ordered by the Commissioner of Health and Mental Hygiene, MET-NYC-040 to 042), Announcement, 'Mayor de Blasio and Chancellor Porter Announce Health & Safety Measures for the 2021-22 School Year' (Aug. 26, 2021) (Ex. AGY-LOCAL-DISTRICTS-AUTHORITIES-008)
Mayor Bill de Blasio, Emergency Executive Order No. 239 (Sept. 14, 2021) (Ex. MET-NYC-019)
Mayor Bill de Blasio, Emergency Executive Order No. 250 (Sept. 24, 2021) (Ex. MET-NYC-021)

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