Health & Fitness

City Officials To Hand Out Face Masks In Forest Park

City Council Member Karen Koslowitz's office will hand out reusable face coverings Saturday afternoon in Forest Park.

FOREST HILLS, QUEENS — City Council Member Karen Koslowitz's office will hand out face coverings Saturday afternoon in Forest Park.

Staffers for the Forest Hills lawmaker will distribute reusable cloth and surgical masks from noon to 2 p.m. at the Overlook in Forest Park.

New Yorkers are required to cover their faces whenever they leave home and can't stay at least six feet apart from others, an order intended to limit the spread of the new coronavirus.

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Face coverings should be well-secured and cover the wearer's mouth and nose.

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