Governor Hochul has signed a new law prohibiting fire districts, volunteer fire departments, police departments, and school districts from selling or displaying symbols of hate.
The legislation was introduced after two incidents on Long Island last year -- one where a Confederate flag was displayed on a firetruck during a parade, and another when it was discovered that a fire department in Nassau County had a Confederate flag on display in a window.
The term 'symbols' includes, but is not limited to, symbols of White supremacy, neo-Nazi ideology, and the Confederate battle flag.