Commuters, one wearing a mask, ride the subway in New York, Friday, June 14, 2024. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul says she is considering a ban on face masks in the New York City subway system, following what she described as concerns over people shielding their identities while committing antisemitic acts. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
FILE - In this Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2020, file photo, Patrick Foye, Chairman and CEO of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, hands out face masks on a New York City subway. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul says she is considering a ban on face masks in the New York City subway system, following what she described as concerns over people shielding their identities while committing antisemitic acts. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)
Commuters, one wearing a mask, wait to board the subway in New York, Friday, June 14, 2024. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul says she is considering a ban on face masks in the New York City subway system, following what she described as concerns over people shielding their identities while committing antisemitic acts. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
FILE - Police officers patrol a subway station in New York, Tuesday, April 12, 2022. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul says she is considering a ban on face masks in the New York City subway system, following what she described as concerns over people shielding their identities while committing antisemitic acts. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)
FILE - Acting MTA Chairman and CEO Janno Lieber, left, gives New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, second from left, tour of subway tunnels built in the 70's that will be part of phase 2 of the Second Ave Subway expansion project, Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2021, in New York.New York Gov. Kathy Hochul says she is considering a ban on face masks in the New York City subway system, following what she described as concerns over people shielding their identities while committing antisemitic acts. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)
Commuters, one wearing a mask, wait for the subway in New York, Friday, June 14, 2024. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul says she is considering a ban on face masks in the New York City subway system, following what she described as concerns over people shielding their identities while committing antisemitic acts. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
FILE - A Pro-Palestinian protester tries to grab an American flag from Pro-Israel supporters as a police officer tries to interfere during a demonstration calling for economic blockade demanding a cease-fire on the Israel Palestinian conflict outside The New York Stock Exchange, on Monday, April 15, 2024, in New York. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul says she is considering a ban on face masks in the New York City subway system, following what she described as concerns over people shielding their identities while committing antisemitic acts. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki, File)
FILE - Commuters wear face masks and social distance while riding an M Train, Tuesday, March 9, 2021, in New York's subway system. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul says she is considering a ban on face masks in the New York City subway system, following what she described as concerns over people shielding their identities while committing antisemitic acts. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)
Commuters, some wearing masks, wait for the subway in New York, Friday, June 14, 2024. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul says she is considering a ban on face masks in the New York City subway system, following what she described as concerns over people shielding their identities while committing antisemitic acts. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Commuters, one wearing a mask, ride the subway in New York, Friday, June 14, 2024. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul says she is considering a ban on face masks in the New York City subway system, following what she described as concerns over people shielding their identities while committing antisemitic acts. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Commuters wearing masks ride the subway in New York, Friday, June 14, 2024. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul says she is considering a ban on face masks in the New York City subway system, following what she described as concerns over people shielding their identities while committing antisemitic acts. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
A woman wearing a mask waits for the subway in New York, Friday, June 14, 2024. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul says she is considering a ban on face masks in the New York City subway system, following what she described as concerns over people shielding their identities while committing antisemitic acts. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Commuters, one wearing a mask, ride the subway in New York, Friday, June 14, 2024. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul says she is considering a ban on face masks in the New York City subway system, following what she described as concerns over people shielding their identities while committing antisemitic acts. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Commuters, one wearing a mask, ride the subway in New York, Friday, June 14, 2024. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul says she is considering a ban on face masks in the New York City subway system, following what she described as concerns over people shielding their identities while committing antisemitic acts. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
A commuter wearing a mask waits for the subway in New York, Friday, June 14, 2024. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul says she is considering a ban on face masks in the New York City subway system, following what she described as concerns over people shielding their identities while committing antisemitic acts. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)