TRO Issued in Art Vendor Case
In July this blog reported that a recent ban on the number of art vendors in New York City Parks had been upheld by Judge Richard Sullivan.
As the New York Times has reported last Thursday, Justice Martin Schoenfeld of State Supreme Court in Manhattan granted a temporary restraining order that prevented the parks department and the city from enforcing the rules until today, when artists and the city are due in court for a hearing.
According to the Times, the new rules, which went into effect on July 19, set off a firestorm among the city’s vendors, who say the measures are unnecessary and create a chilling effect on self-expression in the city.
