New York City Backs Off From Face Mask Enforcement After Controversial Video Emerges

New York Police Department officers wear face masks as they attend to a crash involving a police officer in midtown along 5th Avenue in New York City on April 20, 2020. Spencer Platt/Getty Images

New York City announced May 15 that the police department will no longer enforce face-covering rules in most circumstances after a video posted on social media caused community outrage.

Bill de Blasio, mayor of New York City, issued the statement during his daily press briefing on the CCP virus outbreak.