Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman signed a controversial new bill into law Wednesday, one that bans face masks in public places except in cases of religious, health or cultural necessity.

Nassau County, on Long Island, passed a law this month that bans people from wearing face masks in public, with exceptions for medical and religious needs. Local police are tasked with enforcing ...

Authorities in Nassau County arrested a man in connection with its new face mask ban over the weekend, a case believed to ...

or for the peaceful celebration of a holiday or similar religious or cultural event for which masks or facial coverings are ...

A new law passed by Nassau County’s Republican-controlled Legislature makes it a misdemeanor crime to wear a face covering in public, with narrow exceptions for health or religious reasons.

was charged with criminal possession of a weapon and a misdemeanor for breaching the Nassau County Mask Transparency Act — a law, passed this month, that bans people from wearing face masks in ...

Nassau County legistlators approved a bill outlawing the wearing of masks in public, News 12 Long Island reported. Under the new legislation, violators could face a year in prison and a $1,000 ...

The law to ban face masks was formally adopted in a signing ceremony Wednesday morning, and within minutes, opposition to the measure started building. The law to ban face masks was formally ...

NASSAU COUNTY BANS MASKS IN PUBLIC TO CURB VIOLENT CRIME, PROTESTS The lawsuit lists two plaintiffs with various health conditions and who wear medical-grade face masks to protect themselves.

Nassau County in New York implemented ban on wearing face masks in public on Wednesday. Nassau Executive Bruce Blakeman signed the first-in-the-nation law The Mask Transparency Act. However ...

A suburban New York county’s ban on wearing face masks in public discriminates against people with disabilities, hindering them from participating in public life and compelling unnecessary ...