SPECTRUM NEWS 1 VIDEO: New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Wednesday said she is not lifting the state's mask mandate for schools, but she will revisit the issue in March after the school break.

Critics, including many Republicans, pointed out that school mask mandates have already been lifted in others states, and ask ‘why not New York?'

Capital Tonight’s Susan Arbetter spoke with Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin about the issue.