Legal to drink in public in nyc

[barkomatic]

Uh, you'll still get a summons. However, it was always a ridiculous waste of time to arrest someone for drinking in public as long as they weren't causing a disturbance.

[martinjsxx]

The OP must also think speeding is legal in NYC because you only get a ticket.

[l1995]

Originally Posted by barkomatic

Uh, you'll still get a summons. However, it was always a ridiculous waste of time to arrest someone for drinking in public as long as they weren't causing a disturbance.

Headlines like these are often just de Blasio haters grasping at straws to make it seem like NYC is returning to 1981

[Febtober]

Originally Posted by usmcgeorgee

The NYPD Will Stop Making Arrests For Most Low-Level Offenses In Manhattan : Gothamist

That does not mean that it is legal.

It simply means you cannot be arrested for it.

You can still be given a summons, which is exactly what already happens for these minor infractions. Little has changed, except that people who don't understand what they're talking about try to spread some narrative about how it's now legal to drink in public.

[D. Scott]

Originally Posted by barkomatic

Uh, you'll still get a summons. However, it was always a ridiculous waste of time to arrest someone for drinking in public as long as they weren't causing a disturbance.

I agree. Police resources are better used for more serious things.

Many outside drinkers use coffee cups filled with booze, I see few with the old school "bottle in a brown bag". Some just dont care like the guy I saw on the subway with a 40 OZ uncovered in plain view last week.

[l1995]

Originally Posted by D. Scott

I agree. Police resources are better used for more serious things.

Many outside drinkers use coffee cups filled with booze, I see few with the old school "bottle in a brown bag". Some just dont care like the guy I saw on the subway with a 40 OZ uncovered in plain view last week.

Does that trick still work anywhere?

[usmcgeorgee]

As far as summons it really depends on the cop.