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Just FYI, it is illegal to mask your face in New York https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcna168590

No, that's Nassau County, New York. Not the entirety of New York. Says it right there in the article you linked. There's also a lawsuit challenging it, also linked at the end of the article.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/federal-lawsuit-challen...

So it is illegal to wear a hijab / niqab?

To be clear, a baseball hides more of your face than a hijab. (Niqab is a different story.)

Answered in the article:

> However, it has exemptions for health and religious reasons.

I did not see that. I double checked just now and there are still zero results for "religious", not sure why.

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