Hochul is likely to push legislation sponsored by Assemblyman Jeffery Dinowitz (D-Bronx) and state Sen. James Skoufis ...

Face masks were first banned in New York back in 1845, as the NY CLU says the ban was a direct response to the rent protests ...

A day after pushing for a partial ban on face coverings, Gov. Kathy Hochul said she favored a less stringent proposal that ...

The governor has expressed support for restrictions in protest settings, while many protesters say they need to conceal their ...

With less than two weeks to approve a final state budget, Governor Kathy Hochul has thrown a new proposal in the mix, a restriction on the use of masks.

Gov. Hochul is backing a statewide ban on wearing masks in public, and in some ways, we understand why. But there are too ...

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. This week, Hochul told reporters that she is concerned ...

Hochul’s revival of an anti-mask measure burst into public view as the state budget is due in less than two weeks. Her office ...

Lawmakers in a suburban New York county have approved a bill to ban masks in public places with exemptions for people who cover their faces for health reasons or religious or cultural purposes.