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NYC Rescinds Proposed Parade Permit Regulations and Cancels Police Hearing

8/18 | Due to overwhelming public pressure, New York City scraps new parade rules, will present revised version.

By Times Up! / OnNYTurf

NYC rescinds its new parade permit regulations and cancels August 23 police hearing. Overwhelming support at People's Public Forum last night at St. Mark's Church helped to apply pressure on city to back off. [OnNYTurf || Assemble for Rights Response || StreetsBlog || Newsday

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NYC rescinds its new parade permit regulations and cancels August 23 police hearing. Overwhelming support at People's Public Forum last night at St. Mark's Church helped to apply pressure on city to back off. Over the past 2 years we have seen increased efforts by the NYPD and special interests in using divisionary tactics to split our community and to spread COINTELPRO rumors. Yet, the bicycle community has continued on with strong morale and the "still we ride" attitude.

Times Up! an environmental direct action organization, would like to thank all groups and individuals who worked together to help stop these unjust permit regulations. As we know, we do not need permits to keep our community together. Stay strong. Bicycling and non-polluting transportation are consistently on the rise.

By Times Up! / OnNYTurf http:// times-up.org

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Even the Mainstream Media Takes Notice

Aug 18, 2006 08:46PM EDT

Media Watch Dawg

Top Story on New York 1:

NYPD Expected To Back Off Strict Protest Permit Requirements
August 18, 2006

The Police Department is expected to back off a controversial proposal that requires demonstrators to get permits just to march on the sidewalk.

Last month, the NYPD proposed regulations requiring groups of 35 or more to get a permit for marching on the sidewalk. In the street, groups larger than 20 would have needed a parade permit.

However, the Police Department said Friday it will revise that proposal because of public criticism. It expects to scrap requirements for pedestrians, but 20 or more people gathering in the street will still need one, as will groups larger than 10, if they violate traffic laws.

The NYPD says it drew up the restrictions because a judge ruled its regulations were too vague.

The department says permits allow police to plan for traffic disruptions in advance. Opponents say the plan goes against the U.S. constitution and hinders freedom of expression.

Police officials say they expect to publish the new permit rules in a few weeks.

Whatever they are, I object

Aug 19, 2006 02:11PM EDT

Josh http://josh.fm

As far as I’m concerned, that doesn’t change a thing. If the NYPD is writing the rules, I object.

http://josh.fm/2006/08/17/singapore-on-the-hudson/

3 card monte

Aug 20, 2006 01:23AM EDT

roger m

One could easily guess that this would happen - that the pigs would "compromise" by trimming their ridiculous illegal "proposal" down to make it seem like a "victory" for the free-speech public when all they were really was after to begin with were the bikers (critical mass, times-up). Any skaters out there ("Weds. Night Skate" etc), remember that this still involves you.

parades?

Aug 20, 2006 10:55AM EDT

karl roenfanz ( rosey ) k_rosey48@ hotmail.com

seems like you could have a bunch of people circulating in the normal street crowd giving out handbills and it could take the cops hours to realize it!

No victory yet

Aug 20, 2006 10:46PM EDT

If you carefully read the cop's press release, they're going to have a go at it again, and bicycles aren't exempt yet. They said they're gonna make another set of rules, and you can bet it won't be nice to cyclists.

Victory Ride on Wednesday

Aug 21, 2006 04:57PM EDT

RRRAT-NER http://ny.metro.us/metro/local/article/Victory_ride_for_cyclist_group/4056.html

This is amazing! It shows that when people work together, event the police dept can change their mind. It is almost like a mini-Seattle. Great for morale and for free-speech and right to assemble. Hey! What about if we adapt washington, dc's parade permiting laws? I heard some legal scholar types were talking about that. Check out the Victory Ride this Wednesday August 23rd starting at Uniion Square Park South @ 5pm. I think it is going to end at that Ratner-dude's house, or maybe it is the hearing for the Atlantic Yards development at New York Technical College in Brooklyn.

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Aug 21, 2006 10:19PM EDT

No One

Right, they've removed the restrictions on peds but will retain the restrictions on bikes. "Divide and conquer."