NYC lifting indoor mask mandate in schools

• Masks will continue to be required for all settings with children under 5, the mayor's office said.
• The announcement also included an end to New York City's proof-of-vaccination requirement for restaurants, gyms and other indoor venues

Of note: Adams said the policies could change if COVID infections dramatically increase.

What they're saying: "We want to see the faces of our children want to see their smiles," Adams said at a press conference in Times Square on Friday. "We want to see when they're feeling sad so that we can be there to comfort them and a mask prevented us from doing so for almost two years and [we are] happy to see those smiles again."

• "If we see reason to change any policies, we're going to go to be unafraid to make those adjustments and changes," Adams added.