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August 18, 2006 1 Comment

BREAKING - NYPD Withdraws Parade Rules Change

OnNYTurf is reporting that the NYPD has withdrawn its proposed revisions to parade permit rules and that the public hearing on the matter scheduled for August 23 has been cancelled.

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anonymous

even more breaking!!!

story that breaks on friday afternoon gets lost in the weekend news. and while im glad that the NYPD has withdrawn their original proposal, i can only hope that the city council can finally have a discussion on basic freedoms vs. the fearfully abusive tactics of the NYPD.

August 21, 2006 at 12:59 pm Link # 1

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BREAKING - NYPD Withdraws Parade Rules Change

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