NEW YORK — New York officials are taking matters into their own hands to keep masks mandated on public transit in the city after a Florida judge struck down a federal face-covering requirement as unconstitutional this week.
The Monday ruling by U.S. District Court Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle lifted the Biden administration’s national transit mandate, which has been cited by Gov. Hochul and other local leaders as justification for requiring masks on trains, buses and other modes of public transportation in New York.
Still, Mizelle’s decision had little — if any — impact in the Big Apple as state and city officials pivoted to citing new authorities for keeping faces covered on transit.
