From NYpost.com…
And they’re off!
Jubilant city kids were able to behold the full faces of their smiling pals Monday for the first time in years.
“It was surprising to see my classmates without a mask,” said a Stuyvesant High School student named Tasnim. “You see them in a new light. When you see only the top of their face it becomes part of their personality.”
While some students chose to keep their facial coverings, others ripped them off after the city dropped a mask mandate for kindergarten through 12th graders.
Some kids cautiously split the different and tucked their masks under their chins.
“People have been gearing up for this for a while saying ‘What do you look like without your mask?’” said a Stuyvesant freshman. “It’s been a whole thing for the past two weeks.”