New York Localities Told to Enforce Virus Laws or Face Fines (1)

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo sent a warning Friday to the state’s mayors and local governments: enforce coronavirus-related mask and social gathering laws, or your community could be fined as much as $10,000 for each day of noncompliance.

The governor issued the mandate as the state continues to see increases in Covid-19 cases, mainly in 20 hotspot ZIP codes, including in Brooklyn, Queens, and Orange and Rockland counties.

Of the more than 119,493 tests conducted statewide on Oct. 1, 1,598 or 1.3% were positive, according to the most recent state data. There were seven virus-related fatalities and 648 people were ...