Nassau County in New York state enacted a face mask ban Wednesday, the first of its kind in the country post-COVID-19 pandemic. The new ban makes it a crime for anyone to wear a mask or face ...

N.Y. -- Nassau County's controversial mask ban bill has been signed into law. County Executive Bruce Blakeman signed the legislation Wednesday, making it a crime for anyone to wear a mask or face ...

Authorities in Nassau County arrested a man in connection with its new face mask ban over the weekend, a case believed to mark the first time a charge has been filed for violating the law.

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.

At the “No Kings” protest outside Nassau County’s main courthouse, on New York’s Long Island, as a crowd of perhaps 400 ...

Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman signed the ban into law on Wednesday ... a bill last week criminalizing the wearing of face masks in public places, with exemptions for people who cover ...

Nassau County Republicans approved a sweeping ban on wearing face masks in public Monday — after a fiery public debate where a masked activist was hauled away by police. Legislators voted along ...

NEW YORK - Nassau County legislators voted to ban masks in public during a Monday ... The law also proposes that anyone caught with a mask could face up to a year in jail as well as a $1,000 ...

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 ...

A suburban county in New York passed a law earlier this week banning masks and face coverings in public. On Monday, Nassau County lawmakers passed the Mask Transparency Act, which makes it illegal ...

Kathy Hochul threw off her mask of support for a law targeting face coverings ... Blakeman said the ban — which drew protests when the Nassau County legislature approved it last week ...