Rebellion in the Empire State: New York Mask Mandate Meets Resistance, Won’t Be Enforced in Several Counties

PJ Media ^ | 12/11/2021 | Matt Margolis

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This week, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced a new statewide mask mandate that will take effect on Monday, Dec. 13, citing a rise in case numbers. The mandate requires face masks to be worn in all indoor public places that don’t have a vaccine requirement.

“A violation of any provision of this measure is subject to a maximum fine of $1,000 for each violation,” Hochul said in a statement. She also added that “local health departments are being asked to enforce these requirements.”

But local governments were essentially blindsided by the announcement, and several counties with Republican executives are refusing to enforce the mandate, citing a variety of reasons, including a lack of guidance from the state on enforcement.

Republican Rockland County Executive Ed Day said that the mandate will not be enforced in his county. “My decision would be to move the people from the health department who are vaccinating children and others right now with a life-saving vaccine, move them to go walk around to different places to figure out whether people are masking up or not. That would be utterly reckless on my part and I will not do that,” Day said.

Madison, Niagara, and Rensselaer Counties are also not planning to enforce the mandate at this time, reports ABC 7 New York. Niagara County “will be taking an educate to cooperate approach” instead of enforcement, as county officials decided that “a mandate was not the best approach nor the enforcement of such a mandate the best use of our resources.”

Nassau County Executive-elect Bruce Blakeman also indicated that his county won’t enforce the mandate. “Over 97% of Nassau County adults have been vaccinated with at least their first dose and our outstanding health care facilities are not even close to capacity,” Blakeman said.

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Chautauqua County Executive P.J. Wendel, a Republican, also indicated that his county won’t enforce the mandate.

“Chautauqua County has continually recommended that people wear masks indoors, especially when social distancing is not possible, as part of a multi-layered COVID-19 mitigation strategy,” Wendel said in a joint statement with the Chautauqua County health commissioner Christine Schuyler.

“We have felt that a mandate was not the best approach to engage our residents nor is the enforcement of such a mandate the best use of our resources.”

[BrexitBen]

The Empire requires that you wear a face diaper.

Do not disobey your masters.

[GOP Poet]

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[Mears]

Lots of NYPD and FDNY live in Nassau County.

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[SeekAndFind]

RE: Lots of NYPD and FDNY live in Nassau County.

Hmmm... why not in any of the 5 boroughs of New York City?

[TexasGurl24]

NYPD officers aren’t allowed to live in the precincts they patrol.

17% of NYPD officers live in Queens
16% of NYPD officers live in Brooklyn
11% of NYPD officers live in the Bronx
10% of NYPD officers live in Staten Island
4% of NYPD officers live in Manhattan
26% of NYPD officers live in Long Island (Nassau or Suffolk County)
13% of NYPD officers live in Approved Upstate NY Counties (Rockland, Westchester, Putnam, or Orange County)

[Mark17]

She also added that “local health departments are being asked to enforce these requirements.”

So if a guy refuses to mask up, and health department staff, have to bust him in the head, with a garbage can lid, to get him to mask up, is this worthless POS governor, going to back them?

[matt04]

Sounds like no one was expecting the announcement, with possible exceptions of leaders in NYC and Albany.

[RKBA Democrat]

TPTB derive their power from obedience, not consent.

[dayglored]

Out here in Tompkins Cty, home of Ithaca, City of Evil, I fully expect that come Monday, all residents of this hard-Left city will be wearing a minimum of two masks.

It's like a date with an unattractive partner, you use the two-bagger rule. Except in this case you're wearing both bags.

And maybe a third one, for the dog. Out of an overabundance of caution, don'tcha know.

[AbolishCSEU]

I hear the crime rate in Tompkins county is exploding as well.

[Eleutheria5]

Is she also still going to stick covid patients in nursing homes?

Fauci Fear Face Diapers don’t deter diseases.

Nwaykuhs are supposed to be feisty and intense. Doesn’t that still hold?

[Nik Naym]

“Nwaykuhs are supposed to be feisty and intense.”

What the heck is a “Nwayhuh”?

[bert]

Mask...... did someone say mask?

[faucetman]

“I hear the crime rate in Tompkins county is exploding as well.”

YES IT IS!

[faucetman]

“Out here in Tompkins Cty, home of Ithaca, City of Evil, I fully expect that come Monday, all residents of this hard-Left city will be wearing a minimum of two masks.”

I WILL NOT COMPLY!

Time to take a stand! ARREST ME!, if you can.

Already on Saturday in Ithaca 95% of people I saw while out and about, were wearing masks.

LEMMINGS looking for a cliff to jump off of.

[fishtank]

It’s a nik naym for “New Yorker”.

[Nik Naym]

“It’s a nik naym for “New Yorker”.”

Why?

[Svartalfiar]

“A violation of any provision of this measure is subject to a maximum fine of $1,000 for each violation,” Hochul said in a statement. She also added that “local health departments are being asked to enforce these requirements.”

Hm. So my business can require everyone entering to have MMR, and that fulfills the 'vaccine requirement', yes? And if the local health dept does the enforcing, can't any business just say they require a shot, but who really cares?