Hochul mentioned several reasons people might wear face coverings, like religious practices, protection from COVID or the flu, delivery drivers battling the elements, cultural events and Halloween.

Emily Alexander, a full-time nanny who works in New York City and frequents the subway system nearly every day, expressed concern to Fox News Digital over how such a ban could be implemented amid Hochul's "laundry list" of exceptions.

"It's frightening what I see sometimes during my commute, and there is a reason this is being talked about right now," said Alexander. "I would certainly support a no-mask law, but how is it going to be possible when the governor and nearly every other lawmaker in the state will provide those health and religious exemptions?"

"People won't be surprised when everyone starts changing their religion or claiming health-related statuses just so they can bully, threaten or belittle others," she added. "That'll be the new norm that'll then have to be worked out. It's all likely to fail."

Another resident in the city who uses the city's subway system from Wednesday to Saturday each week told Fox News Digital that he's not too thrilled about the idea because he doesn't believe "anything will come of it."

"I really don't think anything will come of it," said the 47-year-old Brooklyn resident, who wished to speak anonymously. "I really don't think there's anything that could really stop these people. They are a different kind of evil. They'll just say they need masks to prevent themselves from getting Covid, which we know is an excuse. How does anyone tell them they can't wear them?"

"You certainly have to say, 'There are major exemptions,'" Hochul said Thursday while fielding questions about the potential mask ban.

Hochul's office did not respond to Fox News Digital's request for information on how the governor plans to navigate who uses masks with good intentions from those who are using them to "evade" punishment for criminal wrongdoing.

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