Mayor Eric Adams supports banning face masks at protests and on subways, with exceptions for medical purposes, to reduce incidents of alleged antisemitism.
The ban on masks is believed by Adams to potentially lead to a decrease in violent protests and hateful incidents.
The proposed ban by Gov. Hochul would need state legislative action, as the legislature is currently in recess until 2025.
The reintroduction of the ban would roll back to pre-pandemic restrictions, originally aimed at deterring loitering when wearing masks.
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