Gov. Hochul considering banning people from wearing masks on NYC subways
Gov. Kathy Hochul says she is exploring at least a partial ban on masks in the New York City subway system afterIn a news conference at the state Capitol on Thursday, Hochul said she has started discussions with Mayor Eric Adams and state lawmakers about what a mask crackdown would look like and how to craft exemptions for health and religious reasons. The mayor’s office did not immediately provide comment, but confirmed it was looking into the issue.
“We will not tolerate individuals using masks to evade responsibility for criminal or threatening behavior,” Hochul said. “My team is working on a solution, but on a subway, people should not be able to hide behind a mask to commit crimes.”law on the books that allowed police to charge someone with loitering
That law, originally put on the books in 1845, was the subject of legal wrangling in the early 2000s, when theIn June 2020, three months into the pandemic and less than a month after Floyd’s death, the state Legislature repealed the masking portion of the loitering law, with a bill memo noting the law had “been used to criminalize protest” and ran afoul of then-Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s pandemic-era masking mandates.
Hochul said she wants to consider ways to allow for religious facial coverings as well as surgical masks that people wear for health purposes. She also said they have to consider how to take Halloween and other cultural celebrations into account.
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