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Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman has carved out a key exemption to the county’s controversial mask ban — allowing local ...
Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman signed into law on Wednesday a bill banning the use of face masks in public without medical, ... Nassau County bans masks in public to curb violent crime, ...
The Long Island county, which recently barred residents from wearing masks in many circumstances, will allow police officers ...
The Nassau County executive signed an order to allow law enforcement officers to hide their identities amid backlash to ...
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.
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.
LONG ISLAND, N.Y. (PIX11) — Nassau County lawmakers voted to ban masks in public on Monday night. The ban passed with 12 people voting yes and seven abstaining. “Unless someone has a medical ...
The new law would ban facial coverings on public property for people over 16. The law also proposes that anyone caught with a mask could face up to a year in jail as well as a $1,000 fine.
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 ...
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 ...
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.
Public health experts criticized the new Nassau County ban on wearing masks in public places, despite an exemption for those with masks for medical reasons. Proponents said the ban is to reduce ...