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September 8, 2007
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As London checks out its parade chops by
growing its two August Carnaval events as it readies to
host the world for its 3rd Olympics [1908 & 1948] on the auspicious
occasion of mythical beginning year of the new age
in 2012, it must be casting a jealous eye towards its
rival for capital of the world New York City. New
York is far and away the parade capital of the world
with more than 80 major parades including some exciting
fresh new spectacles highlighted nicely by web through
yahoo's flickr.com street photo pros and video on
google's youtube.com.
New York is a city whose residents enthusiastically
and constantly celebrate the identities that define and
differentiate them. This is a big part of how they all
get along.
Don't bother requesting yet another
procession on Fifth Avenue. The city has banned any new
parades there. And forget any other place and time that
has traditionally hosted another event, because those
are off-limits too. In fact, NYPD has been accused of
being particularly unfriendly to the 1st amendment right
to assemble in 2006 and 2007.
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The changes were triggered by
the spontaneous bike ride when early in 2006, in regards to Critical Mass,
Criminal Court Judge Gerald Harris
determined that the parade permit law is
“hopelessly overbroad” and “constitutes a
burden on free expression that is more than
the First Amendment can bear.”
New NYPD Parade Assembly
Rules:
Here in the parade capital of
the world, NYPD has new
tools for keeping order with a clearer
threshold for arresting groups of people
they have a problem with.
Ray Kelly and the New York Police
Department, with the blessing of Mayor
Bloomberg and City Council Speaker Christine
Quinn, have pushed ahead with new parade
permit rules which threaten the exercise of
free speech rights. On January 28th, 2007
the NYPD moderated the new rules somewhat to
require groups of 50 or more to obtain a
permit if they want to gather on a sidewalk,
in the road, or in the parks. The rules
effect pedestrians, vehicles, and cyclists
alike. The NYPD began enforcing these rules
February 25th 2007
It all starts with an application to the
Police Department. A parade permit — and a new NYPD
proposal says any congregation of 50 or more people or
30 or more bikes constitutes a parade — requires a
jam-packed one-page application. The
form demands details ranging from the "character" of
the applying organization ("social, political, etc.")
and the expected number of participants to the type of
vehicles and/or animals included in the event.
The city provides cops and sanitation
for parades, and it picks up the tab. The NYPD won't
discuss deployment specifics, but it has some presence
at all permitted parades. [more]
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2007 Coney Island Mermaid Parade |
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MOST "MOST INTERESTING" AWARD |
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Our 2007 Mermaid Parade MOST MOST INTERESTING AWARD goes to psychic_heart aka nina
westervelt a Brooklyn ace photographer who placed 5 of her
brilliant shots in the TOP TWENTY.ants89 has this to say about
her---
"Nina is a woman with a great eye for a good photograph
and a talent for using "toy" cameras. I enjoy browsing her
stream which is full of good stuff like cityscapes interesting dyptichs
and candid portraits. I love how she is devoted to
simple film cameras and how she uses them so
masterfully."
LarimdaME or Gene Han has top spot in
the Carnaval.com FLICKR FOTO WATCH of our Mermaid Parade.
LarimdaME's is a very popular photographer on flickr for his
self-deprecating humor as well as his photographic
knowledge and skill |
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MOST INTERESTING" flickr.COM
FOR THE SEARCH TERM ---Mermaid Parade--- These are the twenty
who have garnered the most attention among the 30 000+ submitted
using their proprietary algorithm not most hits or votes.
The Mermaid Parade is now using the tag line
"the nation's largest art parade" but the NYC art parade
news is the fecundity of the art scene growing on parade as we
countdown to 2012. One of the most important hallmarks of an
annual Carnaval is the rebirth of new creativity so we love art
parade at carnaval.com and count them among our number more than
just any annual event. We
ABOUT THIS COVERAGE:
Carnaval.com, like the Olympics is more attuned to Cities and we
take a special interest in Carnaval-like parades, festival arts
programs in the schools, film festivals or other annual events
where stories are shared. You can find the most in-depth
coverage on the web in English for 9 Carnaval events in 9
special cities: NYC, San Francisco, Toronto, London, New
Orleans, Veracruz, MX; Port of Spain TnT; Salvador, Bahia; and
Rio de Janeiro.
[If
you'd like us to give special consider adding your Carnaval foto
to our global album here [especially if you do not use a
creative commons copyright]; then at flickr add a "carnaval.com"
and/or "carnivalcities.com tag to your submission. ] |
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Resources: NYC Parade & Festival |
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Parade Permits |
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procession, parade or race within the City of
New York and must be obtained from the Police
Commissioner. |
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Click Here for a Parade Permit
[pdf]
The following instructions are provided for the
completion of a parade permit application:
- 1. Complete all captions and
abide by all notes on application
- 2. Prepare three (3) copies of
application with original signatures, ONE COPY MUST
BE NOTARIZED.
- 3. Forward completed application
to:
NEW YORK CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF OF DEPARTMENT INVESTIGATION
REVIEW SECTION
1 POLICE PLAZA, ROOM 1100A
NEW YORK, N. Y. 10038
ATTENTION: PARADE SECTION
- 4. For inquires regarding the
application process, call (646-610-6952) Monday
through Friday, 8 a.m. -4 p.m
More FAQs including press passes |
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Its legal to bare
your chests on the street in the state of New York |
| In 1992 a state appeals court ruled that if
men could expose their chests in public women could not be
punished for doing the same. Thus it is legal in New York State
for women to be topless in public as long as this is not part of
a business venture |
| In 2003, high-profile lawyer Ron Kuby had
used the law change to win a $10,000 settlement from the city
for a model who'd been busted wearing a thong and body paint to
the Coney Island Mermaid Parade |
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June 17, 2007 -- NYC paid a $29,000 legal
settlement for illegally busting Phoenix Fee when she lawfully
bared her bosom and went for a stroll two years ago.
Jill Coccaro, a 27-year-old East Village artist who now goes by
the name Phoenix Fee ley, went au naturel on Aug. 4, 2005, when
she pulled down the front of her painter's jumpsuit during an
art-show promotion to cool off.
Later that evening about 1:30 a.m. while strolling topless on
Delancey Street a cop spotted Feeley and told her to
cover up.
Feeley refused - informing the officer she had a legal right to
be naked to the waist, just like a man. The officer then
arrested for indecent exposure. The next 12 hours Feeley
spent in custody was an ordeal in part because she was not
provided anything to cover up with. Eventually the officer
told her the District Attorney's Office had declined to press
charge
"I did not do anything to anyone on that street, I did not harm
anyone," she recalled. "I was so not resisting arrest."
Feeley said she's gone bare-breasted before - after running the
2004 New York City marathon - without cops bothering her.
"I've always just felt that was something natural," Feeley said
of baring her breasts. "I've kind of always done it out of
practicality."
The city agreed to settle, without admitting
any fault, on June 4.
"I felt like I deserved it," Feeley told the
NY Post's Kathianne Boniello |
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