NY AG vows massive NYC nurse strike not about money, 'but safety,' as COVID rages in city

New York Attorney General Letitia James referred to nurses at hospitals and nursing homes during the onset of the pandemic, saying Monday's strike was not about money, but safety.

Joining the picket line outside Mount Sinai Hospital in Manhattan, James reminded listeners that it was nurses who remained at the sides of patients when lockdown measures prevented visitors in 2020 when New York City became the ground zero of the COVID-19 pandemic. She claimed that "not one elected official was around," either at nursing homes, while nurses remained a constant at the time.  Danielle Wallace is a reporter for Fox News Digital covering politics, crime, police and more. Story tips can be sent to danielle.wallace@fox.com and on Twitter: @danimwallace. 

"It was nurses who were there every day some days without PPE again sacrificing their own safety," James said. "That’s why this attorney general is here on behalf of the nurses because I know what they did. I know what they did, not only in hospitals but in nursing homes. I know how many people died. I remember the bodies. I remember the caskets. And none of you were around. Not one elected official was around – but the only individuals that remained around and remained consistent, were nurses!"