Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-N.Y., recently said she may reinstate a mask ban in New York after members of the Jewish community say the face coverings make antisemites more aggressive.

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 ...

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.

Bronx Rep. Ritchie Torres accused Gov. Kathy Hochul Thursday of dragging her feet on a law to ban public mask-wearing as a way to thwart hate-spewing bigots — a day after a mob of keffiyeh-clad ...

Legislators have expressed concern that criminalizing the act of wearing a mask with ill intent could lead to unequal enforcement.

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 ...

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. Hochul ...

The Dinowitz/Skoufis mask bill is backed by the NAACP and Anti-Defamation League. Hochul quickly called for action on a mask ban after a masked man threatened Jewish subway riders last year.

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 ...