Mask confusion reigns at shops around NYC on first day Hochul’s mandate liftedBy Khristina Narizhnaya, Kevin Sheehan and Bruce Golding
February 10, 2022
The lifting of Gov. Kathy Hochul’s statewide mask mandate sparked confusion on Thursday — as some Big Apple shops still had signs in their windows citing the controversial order.
At a Starbucks in Midtown Manhattan, a barista said she “didn’t really know” about Hochul’s sudden about-face on face coverings, adding, “They keep changing it.”
But the manager said he planned to replace the store’s outdated sign with another saying that masks were instead recommended for customers.
“I’m going to print it out,” he said.
“I think it’s pretty good. The cases are going down dramatically. Employees will keep wearing the masks.”
At another Starbucks in Bayside, Queens, workers were uniformly unaware of Wednesday’s development, with one barista saying the company “didn’t tell us anything.”
When informed that the mandate had ended, the worker began eagerly removing his mask before being advised that his employer had the last word on the matter.
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Source:
https://nypost.com/2022/02/10/mask-confusion-reigns-in-nyc-on-first-day-hochuls-mandate-lifted/
