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 learned.

Gov. Hochul makes last-minute push for NY mask ban in state budget talks ... The bill Hochul is considering pushing would create a penalty for “masked harassment”, but would not ban masks ...

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.

Gov. Kathy Hochul’s proposed public masking ban could be in jeopardy. Her plan has divided Democrats, with supporters seeing their elimination as a crime-fighting issue and others saying a ban ...

Gov. Hochul's mask restriction proposal aims to combat crime, ... The state had a ban on masks in public since 1845 after some violence involving tenants opposing rent increases.

Mar. 21—ALBANY — Budget negotiations continued at the state Capitol this week, and Gov. Kathleen C. Hochul now wants to use the deal to pass a statewide mask ban.

Gov. Hochul is backing a statewide ban on wearing masks in public, and in some ways, we understand why. But there are too many problems and New York will be better off without it.

Gov. Kathy Hochul ducked any mention of a clamored-for ban on wearing masks in public during her State of the State Tuesday — a notable omission that drew condemnation from a potential election ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Gov. Kathy Hochul on Wednesday launched a new website to assist New York schools with the statewide ...