Multiple Massachusetts colleges extend mask mandates indefinitelyĬDC loosens mask mandates for health care facilitiesĬanada won’t require masks on planes, drops vaccine mandateįauci admits he knew ‘draconian’ lockdowns would have ‘collateral negative consequences’ on schoolchildren “There are a lot of immuno-compromised people in New York City who still have to get around town.” People can take a look at it and make judgement about whether they think it’s safe to ride the subways or buses,” he said. “What this indicates is that the MTA has decided mask-wearing isn’t important,” said Joe Rappaport of the Brooklyn Center for the Independence of the Disabled. In April 2021, some nine in 10 subway riders were found to be wearing masks correctly, but that number had dropped to 64% by the same month this year.Īn official said the authority has reassigned its mask survey-takers “to help collect ridership data on buses and trains.” The MTA updated its site to say officials “are no longer maintaining recurring statistics on compliance.” Jeenah Moon/Bloomberg via Getty Images Mask-wearing - which has been mandatory on MTA trains and buses since April 2020 - had plummeted by the time the agency stopped its surveys. While the federal government in April stopped enforcing the face-covering requirement for airports, planes and other modes of transportation, Hochul has opted to keep it for public transit in the Empire State. Kathy Hochul has maintained the April 2020 executive order mandating transit riders wear face-coverings. “The subways are a public space used by millions of people each day, any of whom can assess level of compliance with the ongoing mask requirement,” MTA rep Tim Minton said in an email. The agency hasn’t taken a straphanger mask survey since April, and after being asked about it by The Post on Tuesday, updated its site to say officials “are no longer maintaining recurring statistics on compliance.” Kathy Hochul doubled down on her mask mandate for public transit just a few weeks ago. During the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, ridership on subways and buses saw a dramatic decrease, however, riders were sometime crowded together on public transit despite social distancing guidelines.įree masks continue to be available at most transit stations.The MTA quietly stopped keeping track of whether riders are wearing masks on the subways, even as Gov.
The MTA began requiring riders to wear masks in the city’s public transit system in April 2020. Minton added that the agency is continuing to follow CDC guidelines and will review the Florida court order. Masks remain required for all passengers and MTA employees on subways, buses, Metro-North and the Long Island Railroad. In a statement released Monday, MTA Communications Director Tim Minton said, “The mask requirement on public transit in NY remains in effect for now pursuant to a Madetermination by the New York State Department of Health.”
The MTA holds on to their COVID-19 mask mandate despite a federal judge in Florida tossing out the Center for Disease Control’s federal requirement to wear masks on public transportation.
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