Posters prohibited in NYC

ICC



Description of the Art Work

Posters inviting neighbors to participate in community activities; two community newspapers and a poetry reading.

Description of incident

Case #1: New York "sanitation" police stops person taping poster to telephone booth, issues summons for $50. Poster was invitation to write in community newspaper.

Case #2: New York "sanitation" police tracks author of posters using phone number, knocks on his door, issues three summonses for $50 each. Poster was invitation to write in community newspaper.

Case #3: New York "sanitation" police delivers five summonses to owner of restaurant hosting a poetry reading. Owner lent space to neighbors, who put up the posters.

Results of incident

Case #1: Person paid $50 fine.

Case #2: Eight people, publishers of eight community newspaper, went to fight the summonses in a hearing. Finding there was no other way out, and knowing a the law cannot be enforced without proof, they denied having put up the posters, and the case was dismissed.

Case #3: not yet resolved, first hearing was unresolved and adjourned.


 Source:  I got the tickets from case #2 myself! Michael Howard (NY, 
NY)



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record no: s34