Realistically , a day does n’t blow over in New York without seeing someone not - so - on the QT drinking on the street or underpass . Everybody loves drinking outside – it ’s just prudent New Yorkersstick to patios and rooftopsfor fear of being contain . But now , that insurance ’s changing , and the metropolis wo n’t even arrest you just for snap opened a cold one in public . Really .
City officialsquietly announcedTuesday that starting March 7th , youwon’t be arrested for certain depressed - level offenses in Manhattan , such as public consumption of alcohol , public urination , and crappy metro deportment like riding between cars and take up more than one seat , unless constabulary deem it " necessary for public safety reasons . " to boot , the federal agency of Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vancewill no longer prosecutesuch crushed - level infractions , think of getting take in sip a beer on your walking home from a bodega , for instance , will be a significantly less serious offense , accord to areportby Gizmodo .
To be clear , it ’s still against the lawto drink in public under the new insurance , but now , you might get slap with a process and fine alternatively of finish up in cuffs – in Manhattan only . In other speech , New York is n’t about to transmute into aboozy party full of go - cups and lax laws like New Orleans . rather , metropolis official state the changes are designed to free up constabulary and reprehensible justice imagination used on low - level discourtesy so they can be allocated to focus more on violent crime . Somewhere , Rudy Giuliani is pouring one out for his bump windows policy .
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“ Using summonses instead of apprehension for scummy - stratum offenses is an intuitive and modern solution that will help ensure imagination are focused on our chief precedency : direct threats to public safety , " Mayor Bill de Blasio said in a statement . " Today ’s reforms allow our tireless police ship’s officer to concentrate their efforts on the narrow-minded group of person driving tearing crime in New York City . This plan will also help safely forestall unneeded jail sentence for humble - storey offenses . ”
Under the current NYPD insurance , pig can ascertain whether or not to arrest someone base on their live background , or whether they have outstanding warrants , metropolis official explained in the announcement , whichyou can check out for additional contingent , if you ’re into interpret police force policies . moderately weird hobby , that .
The bottom line : if you want to delight a nice grownup potable in the gargantuan outdoor Browning automatic rifle that is Manhattan , you no longer have to perspire getting arrested for it .
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