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"Last Friday, several of us were doing what has been done here for years: We were popping and breaking on the steps at Union Square park. It went on for hours with no problems when around 7pm, out of nowhere, someone comes to grab Tiny Love's radio. Turns out the man was a plainclothes police officer. About four officers in total came in civilian clothing and took over the circle. They wrote Tiny a ticket for $140 based on Violation AA31: NYC Park Violations
I've called everyone at NYC parks I could get ahold of, and it turns out there is nothing that can be done. I intend to help pay for this ticket, but we are going to make our case for the judge. August 31st at 8AM. I'll get the location from Tiny.
The premise the inspector I spoke to was this:
You need a permit for an event with more than 20 people. Even though there are only a few of us, the crowd we attract constitutes attendance. They apparently do not like to give permits for the south plaza (where the steps are). We could try to get a permit for a different part of the park, but with a $25 fee each week, it could become cumbersome to have to apply each time.
Does anyone have any experience battling an issue like this in your own community? Any advice you have would be very much appreciated."
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"Last Friday, several of us were doing what has been done here for years: We were popping and breaking on the steps at Union Square park. It went on for hours with no problems when around 7pm, out of nowhere, someone comes to grab Tiny Love's radio. Turns out the man was a plainclothes police officer. About four officers in total came in civilian clothing and took over the circle. They wrote Tiny a ticket for $140 based on Violation AA31: NYC Park Violations
I've called everyone at NYC parks I could get ahold of, and it turns out there is nothing that can be done. I intend to help pay for this ticket, but we are going to make our case for the judge. August 31st at 8AM. I'll get the location from Tiny.
The premise the inspector I spoke to was this:
You need a permit for an event with more than 20 people. Even though there are only a few of us, the crowd we attract constitutes attendance. They apparently do not like to give permits for the south plaza (where the steps are). We could try to get a permit for a different part of the park, but with a $25 fee each week, it could become cumbersome to have to apply each time.
Does anyone have any experience battling an issue like this in your own community? Any advice you have would be very much appreciated."
:disgust:
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