- New York City mayor Eric Adams is calling on shopkeepers to demand that prospective customers remove their face masks before entering their stores in a bid to undercut shoplifting.
- “Do not allow people to enter the store without taking off their face mask and then once they’re inside they can continue to wear if they so desire to do so,” Adams told 1010-WINS.
- “When you see these mask-wearing people, oftentimes it’s not about being fearful of the pandemic. It’s fearful of the police catching [them] for their deeds,” the mayor added.
