breaking news! NY goes RENEGADE! NY joins RENEGADE long island in telling governor Hochul they WILL NOT enforce mask mandate!

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The Democratic leaders of both Long Island counties have joined with dozens of Republican officials around the state to defy Gov. Kathy Hochul’s private-sector mask mandate — and boost the ranks of renegade county governments to nearly two-thirds the total.

“While we will not be actively enforcing the mandate, we will respond to complaints and assist businesses with education and compliance however we can,” Democratic Nassau County Executive Laura Curran told The Post on Friday.


A Post tally on Friday showed that leaders of 37 of the 57 counties outside New York City — or 64.9 percent — have said they won’t enforce Hochul’s order, with many citing a lack of resources.