Ms. Hochul — who, it must be noted, imposed mask mandates during the COVID-19 pandemic — contends the ban is a crime-fighting measure that would prevent criminals from hiding their identities. " ...

A federal class-action lawsuit aiming to overturn Nassau County’s new mask ban on the basis that it discriminates against people with disabilities should be dismissed because the plaintiffs ...

Now New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has raised the possibility of reinstating a mask ban after a group of pro-Palestinian protesters, some covering their faces with kaffiyehs, tormented riders on a ...

A pro-Palestinian activist, who last month became the first protester charged under Nassau County's new face mask ban, was arraigned Wednesday in Hempstead. Xavier Roa, 26, of North Bellmore ...

Wesslin Omar Ramirez Castillo of Hicksville has become the first in Nassau County to face charges under the mask ban recently approved by the Nassau County Legislature. Castillo, 18, was arrested ...

The incident prompted New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and Mayor Eric Adams, both Democrats, to express support for a mask ban. The governor said she’s begun conversations with Adams and state ...

Mask wearing at protests became commonplace during ... have called for their ban. Today on AirTalk we speak to Rory Little, professor of law at UC San Francisco. Jazz geniuses shine in ‘3 ...

The Jewish community itself is already the face of the looming police harassment and health crisis that a mask ban would enable. Social media is filled with posts that the “Zionists” are to ...

A teacher has avoided a ban from the profession after a panel heard she was involved in a crash, drove her damaged car to school and was found to be about three times over the drink-driving limit.

Gov. Kathy Hochul wants to reinstate New York's ban on masks in public. Hochul would need support from the Legislature to reinstate a mask ban. It’s unclear if Democrats, who passed the repeal ...

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Leach brought up the Laramie County health officer’s 2020 decision to impose a mask mandate in most public spaces in the county to control the spread of disease during the COVID-19 pandemic.