New York Gov. Kathy Hochul speaks to reporters in the Red Room at the state Capitol, July 1, 2022, in Albany, N.Y. Hochul is considering a ban on face masks in the city subway system, following ...

Gov. Kathy Hochul has started pushing a statewide crackdown on masked protesters in her closed-door negotiations with Albany lawmakers — despite largely abandoning the issue publicly. Sources ...

Mar 19, 2025 — Gov. Kathy Hochul is reviving her push to restrict the wearing of masks in public, urging lawmakers in state budget talks to bring back some form of a previous ban, Gothamist has ...

Hochul and leaders of the state Legislature are discussing the potential restrictions on masks as part of the state’s next spending plan, a multipronged package of legislation that is expected ...

Rep. Ritchie Torres, D-N.Y., made an urgent appeal for New York Gov. Kathy Hochul to reinstate a ban on face masks, pointing to “sympathizers” of the Ku Klux Klan (KKK) while doing so.

FILE - New York Gov. Kathy Hochul speaks to reporters in the Red Room at the state Capitol, July 1, 2022, in Albany, N.Y. Hochul is considering a ban on face masks in the city subway system ...

FILE - New York Gov. Kathy Hochul speaks to reporters in the Red Room at the state Capitol, July 1, 2022, in Albany, N.Y. Hochul is considering a ban on face masks in the city subway system ...

FILE - New York Gov. Kathy Hochul speaks to reporters in the Red Room at the state Capitol, July 1, 2022, in Albany, N.Y. Hochul is considering a ban on face masks in the city subway system ...

Gov. Kathy Hochul said Thursday that she is considering a ban on face masks in the New York City subway system due to concerns about people shielding their identities while committing antisemitic ...