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Tag: mask mandate

03.02.2023 COVID-19

As state drops mask mandate for health facilities, North Fork hospitals say they’re keeping them in place for now

Hospitals and medical facilities on the North Fork will be keeping their mask policies in place for the time being, despite New York State ending the requirement last month....

02.27.2022 COVID-19

Governor says New York expected to lift mask mandate for schools Wednesday

Students in New York State will likely be allowed to attend school unmasked Wednesday, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Sunday. The governor said the mask mandate in schools, an unpopular...

02.09.2022 COVID-19

Indoor mask mandate to expire Thursday as COVID-19 cases steadily decline, governor announces

As New York approaches a “new phase of the pandemic,” Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Wednesday that the state mask-or-vaccine requirement for indoor businesses will be lifted Thursday. The decision...

02.01.2022 COVID-19

Mask mandate in schools to remain for now; COVID-19 cases continue to decline in Suffolk

The statewide mask mandate for schools will remain in effect for at least another month. In a motion issued Monday by New York State’s Appellate Division, Second Department, the...

12.19.2021 Editorials

Editorial: As 2021 ends, debate over mask wearing grinds on

Confusion about new mask wearing measures to combat rising COVID-19 cases was rampant this week, with Gov. Kathy Hochul saying it will be up to individual counties to enforce...

12.14.2021 COVID-19

Governor says it’s up to counties to enforce new indoor mask mandate

Enforcement of the state’s new mask mandate will come down to individual counties, Gov. Kathy Hochul said Monday. The protocol took effect Monday and requires individuals to wear masks...

12.10.2021 COVID-19

Governor: Indoor mask mandate to return Monday

Don’t get rid of your mask. New York State is reinstating a mandatory mask mandate in all indoor public places starting Monday, Dec. 13. Governor Kathy Hochul announced the...

08.24.2021 COVID-19

New governor confirms universal masking to be required in New York schools

Gov. Kathy Hochul, in her first formal address as New York’s governor, confirmed what many parents and school officials had been expecting: Anyone inside a school must wear a...

05.17.2021 COVID-19

‘We’re saying let’s open’: New York adopts CDC guidance to ease mask restrictions

New York will adopt the updated guidance on masks and social distancing announced last week by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Gov. Andrew Cuomo said the updated...

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