Res 0705-2015
Recognizing and celebrating the 30th anniversary of legal performance in the NYC subway system.
ResolutionFiledCommittee on Cultural Affairs, Libraries and International Intergroup Relationsintroduced 2015-05-27
Filed — closed without being enacted.
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Agenda: 2015-05-27Passed: 2017-12-31
Committee on Cultural Affairs, Libraries and International Intergroup Relations — Department of Cultural Affairs, libraries, museums, Art Commission, New York City Commission for the United Nations, Consular Corps and Protocol, Mayor’s Office of Special Projects and Community Events, and to encourage harmony among the citizens of New York City, to promote the image of New York City and enhance the relationship of its citizens with the international community.
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Sponsors (7)
Lifecycle
IntroducedIntroduced by Council
2015-05-27 · City Council
ActionReferred to Comm by Council
2015-05-27 · City Council
ClosedFiled (End of Session)
2017-12-31 · City Council
Heard at (1)
City Council · 2015-05-27 · 1:30 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall
Attachments (3)
- May 27, 2015 - Stated Meeting Agenda with Links to Files
- Res. No. 705 - 5/27/15
- Proposed Res. No. 705-A (9/11/15)
Full text
By Council Members Cornegy, Cumbo, Constantinides, Gibson, Koo, Rose and Rosenthal
Whereas, Freelance artistic performance, including the acceptance of donations, has been legal on the platforms and mezzanines of the subway system since 1985; and
Whereas, The legal right to perform in the subway was deemed rooted in the First and Fourteenth Amendments to the Constitution of the United States in the Manhattan Criminal Court case People v. Manning, decided in 1985; and
Whereas, Artistic performances and the individual freelance performers who provide them have become an intrinsic and defining feature of the New York City subway system; and
Whereas, Artists throughout New York City wish to exercise their right to lawful performance without fear of intimidation, arrest or ejectment from the transit system; and
Whereas, September 10, 2015 marked the 30th anniversary of People v. Manning and the codification of legal performance in the subway system; now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That the Council of the City of New York recognizes and celebrates the 30th anniversary of legal performance in the New York City subway system.
LS# 4856
9/10/2015
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