Karen DeWitt / WAMC Today marks the easing of many COVID-19 restrictions in New York state, but at the state Capitol building, many of those rules remain in place, including mandatory masks in some circumstances. On Monday, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said that the state would comply with new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention rules that say fully vaccinated people no longer have to wear masks or practice social distancing. Earlier this month, Cuomo had announced many rules on indoor and outdoor gatherings would be eased, and capacity restrictions for restaurants, stores, gyms and offices would be lifted as long as six feet of social distancing can be maintained.