New Yorkers report confusion and disappointment over Big Apple HOLD mask orders

New Yorkers have reported confusion and frustration over the city’s decision to leave masks on public transit, despite a federal court removing the masks on Monday.

Earlier in the week, a Florida court ruled that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) mandate to mask public transportation, which was recently granted a two-week extension, is illegal, a move welcomed by some. Videos of airline customers taking off their masks in flight are going viral on social media.

The Big Apple chose to enforce its local regulations, but it created the awkward situation where the city has stricter regulations than the surrounding areas.

New Yorkers tell DailyMail.com that the decision to keep masks in place is both confusing and frustrating, noting that the city’s Covid rules have always been inconsistent over the past few years.

The move comes as the number of cases in the city continues to rise steadily, but the death toll remains low. Nationwide, disease rates have remained stable for more than a month, while death rates have continued to decline since their peak in late January.

Kate Alexander is originally from Queens, who uses the subway regularly and travels from the city’s three local airports, both from LaGuardia and JFK in Queens, and Newark Liberty in neighboring New Jersey. She told dailymail.com that she initially accepted the masks, but now people deserve to choose for themselves.

“I was initially good at wearing masks on the subway and at the airport, but I think it’s time to give people a choice, especially since the requirements are not consistent,” he said.

“For JFK, I don’t have to wear a mask in Uber, but I need it at the airport and I can take it off as soon as I get on the plane. There’s no consistency.

Current orders require airline passengers traveling from LaGuardia or JFK to wear masks at the airport as it is under New York’s jurisdiction.

When they board the plane, they are technically under federal orders where mandatory masking is no longer a thing.

This means that at a larger airport, where social distancing is not a particular challenge, masks are mandatory, but on crowded aircraft where people are seated in tight spaces, the face cover comes off.

Even those who use travel sharing apps like Uber and Lyft don’t need to hide themselves, but you do need to cover your face to travel in a taxi.

“I think now is a good time to give people the chance to choose how they protect themselves,” Cedric Alam, a Newark resident who travels to Manhattan every day and leaves JFK regularly, told DailyMail.com.

“If people think they should wear a mask, they should, and those who think they can be fine without a mask should have the freedom to travel naked.”

Alam explains that the inconsistency in masks can be frustrating, as a trip from New Jersey to New York—a common journey for many in the three states—requires someone to constantly put on and take off their mask to comply with local regulations.

But the virus is the same on both sides of the Hudson River.

“Where I was most annoyed in New York was that it wasn’t consistent with the court order and the rest of the United States,” he said.

“They say they believe in science, so can they please explain where the science is in the following: NJ crossing at Penn station or a flight to JFK, remove the mask, then put on the mask while in JFK and as soon as you get on the plane or go to another airport outside of New York, the mask will come back on again. interest.

“No consistency, no science, no meaning.”

He said that the next time he plans to book a flight, he’ll consider booking from Newark to avoid pesky rules.

Alexander also complains of frustrating inconsistencies, noting that different New York regulations from other surrounding areas have been an issue during the pandemic.

“It was frustrating during the epidemic,” he said.

“At one point on Long Island, [which is just east of Queens]You can eat inside. But you can’t be in Queens because it’s New York. That’s why we’ve covered this issue from start to finish.’

Due to the inconsistencies, some New Yorkers are asking the city to follow the rest of the country’s schedule.

“New York has to abide by a federal court order,” Manny Alicandro of Manhattan, who regularly uses the subway and leaves JFK and LaGaurdia, told DailyMail.com.

†[They’re] stupid and makes no sense … you saw people on the planes cheering when the mask expired was announced … you have never seen so many happy people on the plane.

That said, Americans generally seem to support orders for the masks, at least according to a poll conducted by Morning Consult. It found that 59% of Americans and 85% of Democrats, dominated by New York City, supported the federal mandate of masks on public transportation.

However, they are unlikely to return. While the Ministry of Justice plans to appeal the court’s decision, current injunctions are likely to expire before the matter is resolved.

United Airlines CEO Jack Kirby told TODAY this week that he also doesn’t think masks will ever return.

Despite the withdrawal of orders, the Federal Aviation Administration said Wednesday it will continue to implement a “zero tolerance policy” to ban passengers who are “unruly” with Covid guidelines.

New York is currently seeing an increase in Covid cases, but the overall situation is still positive.

The Big Apple has seen a 65% increase in the number of cases over the past two weeks, with the daily numbers rising to 2,505 per day, well below the peak of still more than 40,000 during the initial peak of the Omicron variant. January. .

Across the state, there has been a 71% increase in daily infections over the past 14 days.

Nationwide, the number of cases again exceeded 40,000, with 40,918 daily cases added to the ledger, the second highest since the beginning of March.

However, the death rate continues to drop, with 380 Americans dying from Covid every day, a 29% drop over the past week.