Mask rules for New York travel changes; MTA continues mandate
New York is maintaining its mask requirements for those using public transportation and area airports have followed suit.
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New York is maintaining its mask requirements for those using public transportation and area airports have followed suit.
The big payouts included $181,052 to Mario Peloquin, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s former chief operating officer; more than $100,000 to Anthony McCord, the agency’s former chief transformation officer who was nicknamed the “hatchet man;” and $130,033 to Mark Dowd, who held the role of chief innovation officer.
Throwing out the mask mandate for public transportation has caused confusion nationwide for passengers.
The state-controlled Metropolitan Transportation Authority doubled down on its mask mandate for subways, buses and commuter rail.
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