A Staten Island judge on Friday (April 1) struck down New York City’s mask mandate for children under 5, calling it “arbitrary, capricious and unreasonable” and issuing a permanent injunction against it.
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New York City will fight a Staten Island judge’s decision to strike down the school mask mandate for preschool-aged children, Mayor Eric Adams announced on Friday.https://t.co/yxk4J0JJNZ
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The city’s mask mandate for kids ages 2-4 had been expected to expire Monday (April 4) anyway.