Hochul: Masks now 'optional' on public transit, new boosters available By Maki Becker News Staff Reporter Sep 7, 2022 Sep 7, 2022 Updated Feb 17, 2026 0 A sign in the bus station in downtown Buffalo last year lets people know they must wear a mask. Sharon Cantillon/Buffalo News Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save By Maki Becker News Staff Reporter Masks will no longer be required on public transit, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Wednesday.kAm!=2?6D[ EC2:?D[ 3FD6D 2?5 EC2?DA@CE2E:@? DE2E:@?D H6C6 2>@?8 E96 =2DE A=246D :? E96 DE2E6 H96C6 >2D<D H6C6 DE:== C6BF:C65 2D A2CE @7 E96 677@CE E@ =:>:E E96 DAC625 @7 r@G:5\`h]k^AmkAmQ(6 92G6 E@ C6DE@C6 D@>6 ?@C>2=4J[Q w@49F= D2:5]k^AmkAm%96 ?6H CF=6 8@6D :?E@ 67764E :>>65:2E6=J[ D96 D2:5] %96 492?86 >62?D E92E @?6 @7 E96 @?=J C6>2:?:?8 G6DE:86D @7 A2?56>:4 C6DEC:4E:@?D H:== 36 962=E9 42C6 724:=:E:6D[ H96C6 >2D<D 4@?E:?F6 E@ 36 C6BF:C65]k^Am kAm%96 ?6H 8F:52?46 4@>6D >@C6 E92? 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