{"id":2390154,"date":"2025-01-14T12:27:59","date_gmt":"2025-01-14T17:27:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sanity-returning-as-walloping-percentage-of-new-yorkers-want-masks-banned\/"},"modified":"2025-01-14T12:29:25","modified_gmt":"2025-01-14T17:29:25","slug":"sanity-returning-as-walloping-percentage-of-new-yorkers-want-masks-banned","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sanity-returning-as-walloping-percentage-of-new-yorkers-want-masks-banned\/","title":{"rendered":"Sanity Returning as Walloping Percentage of New Yorkers Want Masks Banned"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsanity-returning-as-walloping-percentage-of-new-yorkers-want-masks-banned%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2390154&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/only-22-of-cable-news-is-news-study\/\" title=\"Only 22% of Cable \u2018News\u2019 is News: Study\">recent poll conducted<\/a> by Mercury Public Affairs on behalf of #UnMaskHateNY reveals that a significant majority of New Yorkers\u201475%\u2014support \u200ba\u2064 ban on\u200c mask-wearing in public. \u200cThis <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">sentiment arises amid growing concerns<\/a> regarding criminal activities and harassment linked to individuals concealing their identities with masks. The poll,which surveyed 800 residents,highlights a widespread belief that public safety\u200d concerns outweigh\u200b the \u2062rights to free speech during protests.Notably, 60% of \u2062respondents reported an \u2062increase \u2062in discriminatory behavior based on race and religion, with Jewish individuals\u2062 particularly feeling the impacts of \u200cthis rise in harassment following recent anti-Semitic incidents and escalating\u2063 tensions rooted in the Israel-Hamas conflict. The shift in\u200b public \u2063opinion against mask usage starkly contrasts the earlier pandemic era when \u2062masks were promoted as essential for health \u2064safety. As a result,\u200c many residents \u200care now advocating for \u200dthe removal of\u2064 masks\u200c to enhance \u2062accountability in public spaces.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>New Yorkers are overwhelmingly in favor of banning mask wearing in public, a development which comes in the context of crime and harassment perpetrated by individuals concealing their identities.<\/p>\n<p>A poll from Mercury Public Affairs conducted on behalf of #UnMaskHateNY found that 75 percent of residents in New York state want a mask ban, according to a Monday <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/01\/13\/us-news\/eye-popping-amount-of-new-yorkers-support-a-mask-ban-after-troubling-anti-jewish-incidents\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">report<\/a> from the New York Post. Another 23 percent said people should be able to wear anything they would like.<\/p>\n<p>Support for a ban on masking among the 800 respondents to the poll was seen across demographic lines.<\/p>\n<p>Some 68 percent believe that &ldquo;although <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exclusive-1st-amendment-praetorian-goes-after-jan-6-committee-for-mccarthy-esque-defamation-tactics\/\" title=\"EXCLUSIVE: 1st Amendment Praetorian Goes After Jan. 6 Committee For \u2018McCarthy-esque\u2019 Defamation Tactics\">protecting free speech rights<\/a> during protests is important, it must be balanced with public safety and does not extend to someone terrorizing others by engaging in hateful or harassing behavior,&rdquo; per the Post.<\/p>\n<p>The majority also say they have noticed an uptick in discriminatory behavior: 60 percent concur that harassment based on race or religion has worsened, while only 12 percent believe discrimination has fallen.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Jewish respondents were very likely to say that harassment has worsened, with 74 percent agreeing that the problem is increasingly severe, a sentiment d by two-thirds of respondents over 65 years old.<\/p>\n<p>Those findings come after an elevated number of incidents involving harassment or even violence targeted at Jews, especially those who wear religious clothing.<\/p>\n<p>The Post <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/10\/31\/us-news\/man-berates-jewish-customer-at-kosher-cafe-in-nyc-hitler-was-onto-something\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a> on one such incident in October, which involved a black man berating a Jewish customer at a kosher cafe in Brooklyn.<\/p>\n<p>The man was filmed demanding that the customer give an opinion on the war between Israel and Hamas, asserting that &ldquo;Hitler was onto something.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>He also claimed that Jews were behind the assassination of John F. Kennedy and that Jews are &ldquo;killing babies,&rdquo; predicting that &ldquo;something bad is going to happen&rdquo; to Jewish people.<\/p>\n<p>These incidents do indeed seem to be more common after the events of Oct. 7, 2023, and the war in Gaza which followed.<\/p>\n<p>Jews are unfortunately an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/anti-semitism-report-nearly-75-universities-received-c-worse\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">easy target<\/a> for public harassment, especially when they wear religious garb.<\/p>\n<p>This survey also comes amid a broader <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/suspect-arrested-stabbing-boy-death-street-due-dems-no-cash-bail-policy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">crime spike<\/a> in New York City and other major urban areas. Masks can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/stabbed-shot-sued-new-york-cops-explain-no-one-wants-work-nypd\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">slow down the police<\/a> as they try to locate criminals and hold them accountable for robberies, public harassment, or much worse.<\/p>\n<p>Then there is the starkness of this overwhelming pivot in sentiment away from masking.<\/p>\n<p>Just a few years ago, health officials in New York City were lecturing the public about the need to wear masks to avoid the spread of COVID, an order with which many seemed to comply.<\/p>\n<p>But now those masks have not only outlasted their utility, if they had any in the first place, but have instead managed to get on the nerves of people in the Big Apple.<\/p>\n<p>The masks, in other words, are coming off.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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A Mercury Public Affairs poll for #UnMaskHateNY revealed that 75% of New York state residents favor such a ban, while 23% believe people should be free to wear masks. Support for the ban spans various demographics, with 68% agreeing that protecting free speech during protests must be balanced with public safety and does not include allowing harassment. Many respondents have noticed an increase in discriminatory behavior; 60% feel racial or religious harassment has intensified, while only 12% think it has decreased. Among Jewish respondents, 74% believe harassment against them is worsening, reflecting a rise in incidents targeting Jews since the conflict between Israel and Hamas escalated on October 7, 2023. The survey results come amid rising crime rates in New York City and other urban areas, where masks hinder police efforts to identify criminals involved in robberies and harassment. This shift in public sentiment marks a stark contrast to just a few years ago when health officials urged mask-wearing to combat COVID-19; now many are eager to remove them altogether<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2390155,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/no-mask.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[7066,4438,42095,34832,22085],"class_list":["post-2390154","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-banned","tag-masks","tag-new-yorkers","tag-public-opinion","tag-sanity"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/no-mask.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2390154","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2390154"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2390154\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2390158,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2390154\/revisions\/2390158"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2390155"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2390154"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2390154"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2390154"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}