NY Gov. Hochul teases changes to MTA mask requirement
Gov. Kathy Hochul on Tuesday teased modifications to New York’s public transportation masks mandate, which has been in place since April 2020.
“With respect to masks, it’s completely in dialog proper now and we’ll be making some bulletins on that very shortly,” Hochul responded to a query throughout an unrelated transit announcement at Penn Station.
MTA officers quietly stopped monitoring masks mandate compliance in April, when the federal authorities’s nationwide mandate was overturned in court docket.
However MTA research up till that time confirmed 64% masks utilization — a steep decline from a yr earlier when surveys confirmed 9 in 10 subway riders masked up.
Hochul has beforehand teased a “dialog” about lifting the requirement — however had insisted it was too quickly for a change.
“I additionally need individuals to really feel protected and safe — safety-wise, but additionally health-wise,” the governor mentioned on June 9.
