Gadol,
Comparing NYC to Israel is logically more sound than comparing it to Montana, despite what the uneducated troll insists. Israel’s prime minister quickly and effectively implemented the recommended restrictions to fight the outbreak. NYC’s fool of a mayor wasted time fretting over political correctness.
It’s also instructive to compare two charedi communities; Telz Stone is smaller than Williamsburg but their population density is about the same. Immediately after Purim, Telz Stone sealed itself off, shut all its institutions down and implemented social distancing. A third of the community was quarantined based upon contact tracing and the Rav of the main shul included himself even though he didn’t have to, to set an example. Compliance was mandatory and the town supplied everyone under quarantine with food, educational materials and other necessities. As a result, only two dozen people were hospitalized and they suffered no fatalities. Williamsburg’s response wasn’t as timely or universal and they unfortunately suffered many losses.