De Blasio Wants Manhattan’s Loose New Booze and Urine Rules to Spread to All Boroughs
The mayor thinks people in Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island and the Bronx should be able to drink and pee in public without fear of arrest.
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You Won’t Get Arrested for Public Boozing (or Urinating) in Manhattan Anymore
You can drink in public without winding up in handcuffs in Manhattan—unless you have an outstanding warrant, according to DA Cyrus Vance.
De Blasio Administration Agrees to Decriminalization of Low-Level Offenses
"It will create a system where the punishment fits the crime," Melissa Mark-Viverito said.
