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PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION REGULATING PROTESTS BY ANIMAL RIGHTS ADVOCATES AGAINST A CENTRAL PARK HORSE-DRAWN CARRIAGE SIGHTSEEING BUSINESS UPHELD, BUFFER ZONE PROVISION MODIFIED TO COMPORT WITH FIRST AMENDMENT (FIRST DEPT).

The First Department, in a full-fledged opinion by Justice Manzanet-Daniels, upheld for the most part a preliminary injunction placing restrictions on protests by animal rights advocates against Central Park Sightseeing which operates horse-drawn carriages in New York City’s Central Park. The court found that Central Park Sightseeing was likely to prevail on its public nuisance and tortious interference with contract causes of action. The First Department modified the injunction’s “floating buffer zone” provision, paragraph 3, however:

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The court granted plaintiff’s motion for a preliminary injunction to the extent of enjoining and restraining defendants “and/or anyone else who becomes aware of this Decision and Order” from

“1. physically blocking, impeding, or obstructing any persons from seeking or taking, or providing … a lawful horse-carriage ride disembarking from Central Park South …;

“2. physically touching, pushing, shoving, or grabbing any such persons or horses;

“3. yelling or shouting at, or aggressively accosting, any such persons, or any carriage horses, from a distance of less than nine feet (… three yards…);

“4. physically blocking, impeding, or obstructing the progress of any such horse-carriage ride;

“5. handing literature to persons situated within a horse carriage; and

“6. counseling, facilitating, aiding, or abetting any other person from doing such things.”

The court made it clear that “[b]oth sides agree that defendants can protest, including picket, hold signs, hand out literature, bear witness, and raise their voices,” noting that “the content of the speech is not at issue here; the manner of delivery is.” …

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We … modify paragraph 3 of the injunction to prohibit any person from knowingly approaching within nine feet of another person in the loading/unloading zone, without that person’s consent, for the purpose of handing a leaflet or bill or displaying a sign or engaging in oral protest or education of such other person … . * * *

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The nine-foot zone represents a “conversational distance,” allowing normal communication … . Central Park Sightseeing LLC v New Yorkers for Clean, Livable & Safe Sts., Inc., 2017 NY Slip Op 08619, First Dept 12-7-17

 

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