MINEOLA, N.Y. -- Nassau County lawmakers passed a bill making it a crime for anyone to wear a mask or face covering to hide ... by people wearing masks. The ban makes mask-wearing a misdemeanor ...

Gov. Hochul's mask restriction proposal aims to combat crime, but raises concerns about the civil rights of protesters.

Lawmakers in a suburban New York county have approved a bill to ban masks in public places with exemptions for people who cover their faces for health reasons or religious or cultural purposes.

Update, March 21: Columbia University claims its mask ban allows for “medical exemptions”; it remains unclear whether such ...