WATCH: NYC Mayor Eric Adams Expresses 'Strong' Support For Public Face Mask Ban

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NYC Mayor Eric Adams (D-NY) spoke about a face mask ban.

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00:00I'm good, thank you. So I know that Governor last week spoke about possibly

00:05implementing a mask ban. I was hoping you could explain just a little bit what

00:10you were thinking about this. Would it be just on public transit? Would it be

00:13everywhere in public spaces? And how would you ensure that people who need a

00:17mask could actually wear one? And then for you, Deputy Mayor, I was just hoping you could also just give a

00:22migrant update just on numbers and how many people have moved upstate and just

00:27what are some of the roadblocks there? The mask, I had several conversations with the

00:31governor and you know I talked about the mask issue for some time now. I asked

00:39storekeepers to have people pull down their mask before entering, even

00:43temporarily, and it's all about a question. You know, if someone has a mask

00:48and they ask if you're wearing a mask for health reasons, people could respond.

00:53So it's all about the proper implementation and the law was in place.

00:58It was in place, it was removed after COVID. I'm a strong supporter of the

01:04decision of stopping masks on our subway system, masks in protests, and masks in

01:13other areas where it's not health-related. And I think that you're

01:17going to see a great deal of very violent protests and some of this

01:23despicable behavior we're seeing. I think you're gonna see it dissipate, you

01:27know, because of, you know, masks are not new and covering your face while you do

01:32terrible things, it's not new. There were these guys that used to ride around with

01:37hoods in the Deep South. So cowards cover their faces. If you believe in

01:43something, then stand up and show your face and believe it and talk about it.

01:48But standing on our trains, telling people if you're Zionist, raise your hand

01:54and get off, show your face and say that. So I believe the governor's in the right

02:00place and I strongly support it and I hope we get it done and I'm happy to

02:05hear from what I read that even AG is looking in this direction. The quicker

02:10we do it, I think it's gonna stop a lot of these crimes we're seeing. People are

02:14using masks to commit crimes, to commit assaults. The difficult thing for the

02:20police department is to finding suspects because of their full covering and this

02:27is going to help us greatly.

WATCH: NYC Mayor Eric Adams Expresses 'Strong' Support For Public Face Mask Ban

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