Masks No Longer Required On Westchester's Bee-Line Buses

WHITE PLAINS, NY — Masks will no longer be required on Westchester County Bee-Line buses and Bee-Line ParaTransit.

The decision is effective immediately, county officials said Wednesday.

County Executive George Latimer said that largely steady COVID rates are making the disease a part of our new reality.

However, it is not an illness that should impact day-to-day life as it did two years ago, he said.

"As always, those who feel more comfortable wearing a mask should do so," Latimer said, "but that is a choice not a mandate."

County health officials are still encouraging those who are eligible to receive the fourth COVID-19 vaccine.

The public should be aware that New York state still requires masks at health facilities, including nursing homes.

Earlier Wednesday, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced that masks will not be optional in multiple settings where they were previously required, including on public transportation, in for-hire vehicles and at airports, homeless shelters, correctional facilities and detention centers.