New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced on Wednesday the state’s mask mandate for most indoor businesses such as grocery stores and offices will be lifted, effective on Feb. 10. “At this time, we think it is the right decision to lift this mandate for indoor businesses and let counties and businesses make their own decisions on what they want to do with respect to masks and vaccination requirements,” Hochul said. The mandate, put in place in mid-December, required businesses to ask customers to wear face coverings unless they check for proof of vaccination. Hochul has yet to announce whether the current Feb. 21 end date for the state’s school mask mandate will be dropped. Several neighboring states, including New Jersey and Connecticut, confirmed earlier this week that masks for students will no longer be required by the end of February or March. Besides schools and childcare centers, mask requirements are still …