A day after pushing for a partial ban on face coverings, Gov. Kathy Hochul said she favored a less ... Protesters say they mask to avoid being doxxed. The idea is particularly resonant in the ...

Gov. Kathy Hochul is floating including legislation around mask ... not ban masks outright, but would create an increased penalty for harassment when someone purposely hides their face while ...

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 ...

Gov. Kathy Hochul ... a previous ban, Gothamist has learned. The Democratic governor told members of the state Assembly and Senate this week that some form of partial ban on public face coverings ...

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 about face coverings and their connections to crime ...

Gov. Hochul is backing a statewide ban ... facemasks long before the world ever heard of COVID. Hochul and other supporters of a mask ban are quick to point out that any New York prohibition ...

ALBANY — Gov. Kathy Hochul ... face is covered. Someone assaults someone on the subway, they can get away with it despite the fact that we have cameras because they are masked." The state had a ...

Behind closed doors, New York lawmakers are advancing a dangerous statewide mask ban. Gov. Hochul first proposed ... High-risk people could face arrest before they can explain themselves, exposing ...

Gov. Kathy Hochul has started pushing a statewide crackdown on masked protesters in her closed-door negotiations with Albany lawmakers — despite largely abandoning the issue publicly. Sources ...