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Nassau County, the bedroom community just east of New York City with nearly 1.4 million residents, last week officially banned wearing face coverings in public in what's believed to be the nation ...
The Nassau County mask ban is in response to “antisemitic incidents, ... This New York County Signed The Nation's First Face Mask Ban Into Law. Shruti Rajkumar. August 14, 2024 at 10:41 PM ...
A teenager was arrested over the weekend in Nassau County, New York, after he was seen wearing a mask in public — the first arrest related to the county's face covering ban signed earlier this ...
On August 14, 2024, Blakeman signed into law the Mask Transparency Act, [79] an act introduced by county legislator Mazi Pilip. [80] It was voted on and passed by the legislature on August 5, 2024. [79] The Mask Transparency Act prohibits the usage of a mask or facial covering to conceal one's identity within Nassau County.
The original purpose of the anti-mask law was to prevent crime or terrorism. The law allows for exemptions for a "justified cause", which has sometimes been interpreted by courts as including religious reasons for wearing a veil, but others –including local governments– disagree and claim religion is not a "justified cause" in this context ...
Police in the suburbs of New York City made the first arrest under a new local law banning face masks, officials announced Tuesday. Nassau County Police say officers on Sunday night responded to ...
MINEOLA, N.Y. (AP) — 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 ...
Anton Media Group Corporate Logo. Anton Media Group, formerly Anton Community Newspapers, and also known by its legal name Long Island Community Newspapers, Inc. is a print media company based in Mineola, New York, on Long Island in Nassau County and produces 17 weekly newspapers in Nassau County as well as Long Island Weekly and special sections such as Healthy Living, Camps & Schools, and ...