Deanna Garcia reports for New York State of Politics Gov. Kathy Hochul announced on June 7 that one million N95 masks will be made available for New Yorkers beginning on June 8. Hochul said, “We think that the N95s are important right now. We encourage people to use that.” Some of the masks will be distributed at high-traffic areas in New York City, and 600,000 masks will be for local governments around the state to distribute. Hochul said outdoor dining should be called off until the smoke blows away. “The situation for people sitting outside is not safe,” Hochul said. “We encourage business owners to take precautions.... This is a temporary situation. This is not COVID.... So people shouldn’t be anxious about this. So it won’t have anywhere near the same impact as COVID did. As soon as we get some good rain and the wind blows this out of the way, we’ll be in a much better place." Read more about this story at New York State of Politics.