@thisisskaly @luckytran New York State has a 1845 law in the books that bans masks and it's governor wants to re-enforce it.
https://med-mastodon.com/@luckytran/112610288570584445
Some context to the law from the start of the pandemic from 2020 over on Techdirt: https://www.techdirt.com/2020/04/21/new-yorks-governor-hands-down-mask-mandate-while-states-anti-mask-law-remains-books/