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New York

Sanity Claws

(22,072 posts) Sun Jul 5, 2020, 10:09 AM Jul 2020

Is there any enforcement of the mask requirement in NYC? [View all]

I went out grocery shopping this morning and saw that about 40% of the people walking on the sidewalks are not wearing a mask.
Some of that 40% are carrying the mask in their hand and some have it pulled down to the chin. They don't put the mask on even when walking past you on the sidewalk.

I walk in the street to avoid these people but sometimes you can't.
Is there any enforcement at all?
I really don't want to go through again what we did in April and May.

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Is there any enforcement of the mask requirement in NYC? [View all] Sanity Claws Jul 2020 OP

My good friend lives in NYC, in Harlem, and didn't leave her house for 3 months. lark Jul 2020 #1

Compliance in my neighborhood was better but has become lax. Sanity Claws Jul 2020 #2

Exercise is exempt and I'm sure that's the excuse most would use jimfields33 Jul 2020 #3

Where did you get the idea that exercise is exempt? Sanity Claws Jul 2020 #4

Easy peasy jimfields33 Jul 2020 #5

This is what it actually says: Sanity Claws Jul 2020 #6

Keep reading jimfields33 Jul 2020 #9

No, NYPD quit enforcing the mask mandate back in May DetroitLegalBeagle Jul 2020 #7

That explains it. Thank you. Sanity Claws Jul 2020 #8