MASKS NO LONGER REQUIRED ON WESTCHESTER BEELINE BUSES EFFECTIVE THIS MORNING. | WHITE PLAINS CITIZENETREPORTER 3,374,995 VISITS IN ONE YEAR---65,000 VISITS A WEEK BY 985,281 VISITORS

WPCNR WESTCHESTER COUNTY LEDGER. From the Westchester County Department of Communications. September 8, 2022:

Effective immediately, masks will no longer be required on Westchester County Bee-Line Buses, and Bee–Line ParaTransit. Earlier today, New York Governor Kathy Hochul removed the mask requirement on public transportation.

Westchester County Executive George Latimer said: “Largely steady COVID rates are making COVID part of our new reality, but not an illness that should impact our day-to-day life as it did two years ago. As always, those who feel more comfortable wearing a mask should do so, but that is a choice not a mandate.”

Latimer is still encouraging those who are eligible to receive the fourth COVID-19 vaccine. New York State still requires masks at health facilities, including nursing homes.