Nassau County Republicans approved a sweeping ban on wearing face masks in public Monday — after a fiery public debate where a masked activist was hauled away by police. Legislators voted along ...

NEW YORK - Nassau County legislators voted to ban masks in public during a Monday night meeting.. Lawmakers voted along party lines to ban the masks, with 12 votes in agreement and seven abstaining.

Nassau County lawmakers on Monday approved a bill making wearing a mask or any facial covering in public a misdemeanor. Violators of the law could face up to $1,000 in fines or even jail time.

Nassau County passes ban on masks in public to hide identities. ... Wearing a mask in Nassau County to obstruct your identity could now cost you a $1,000 fine or up to a year in jail.

New York's Nassau County enacted a first-in-the-nation post-pandemic mask ban Wednesday -- but don't expect it to be rolled out statewide as Gov. Kathy Hochul threw off her mask of support for a ...

A controversial ban on wearing face coverings in public spaces was enacted Wednesday in New York's suburban Nassau County, a move quickly criticized by civil rights advocates and state officials ...

On Monday night, lawmakers in Nassau County voted to ban masks in public, despite an ongoing COVID-19 wave occurring across the country.The move is part of a growing crackdown on masks in response ...

MINEOLA, N.Y. (WKRC) - A county has approved a bill to ban wearing masks in public. Here's their reasoning. The bill, which would ban the use of masks in public (with some exemptions), was ...

A suburban county in New York passed a law earlier this week banning masks and face coverings in public. On Monday, Nassau County lawmakers passed the Mask Transparency Act, which makes it illegal ...

Public health experts said Thursday that Nassau County’s newly enacted ban on wearing masks in public could pose problems for people with a vast range of medical conditions as COVID-19 cases are ...

Some Long Islanders are torn about Nassau County's new mask ban, which makes wearing a mask or face covering to hide your identity in public, with certain exceptions, a misdemeanor.

Last week, a mask ban in Nassau County, New York was signed into law.If I lived just 60 miles east of my New Jersey town, I would be under threat of a fine or jail time every time I left the house.