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This January 1st Daily News article describes the summonses policy being changed

almost 2 months before the Skyline appeals court ruling, which was February 23,2012. It also quotes the Manhattan Borough Parks Commissioner Williams Castrohinting that the city may be re-considering the rules as they apply to performers.

http://articles.nydailynews.com/2012-01-01/news/30580059_1_street-performers-nyc-park-advocates-park-patrons

Daily News 1/1/2012Street artists say theyre performing again without fear of big fines in Washington

Square Park - Rule barring tip performances within 50 feet of a monuments under fire

It may be curtains for the controversial crackdown on street performers in city parks.

Artists who had been slapped with huge fines for performing in Washington Square Parksay the rule is no longer being enforced and many of their outstanding tickets were

suddenly dismissedAt a recent community board meeting, Manhattan Borough Parks

Commissioner Williams Castro hinted the city may be re-considering the rules. We aremindful of the concerns raised by some park patrons and we are further reviewing the

impact of these rules in Washington Square Park, Castro said.

In this detailed Villager article on the performer summonses dated December 22, 2011,

the Assistant Parks Commissioner for Manhattan states that the City was considering

exempting the performers in December 2011, months before the Skyline ruling. This was

due to widespread public outcry and pressure from the media, lawyers for the performers,City Council members and Community Boards. The performer summonses were being

universally attacked in the media.

http://www.thevillager.com/?p=1091

A symphony of nos on Parks musician rules at speak-out

The Villager December 22, 2011The department seeks to regulate and accommodate a variety of

activities and uses, Castro added, but he promised that the

department would review and reconsider the enforcement policy thatbegan in the park around May.

These 2 articles give further background details:

A Reprieve for Performers in Washington Square Park, NY Times May 17, 2012

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/18/nyregion/a-reprieve-for-performers-in-washington-

square-park.html

A fine time for city park performers Daily News December 03, 2011

http://articles.nydailynews.com/2011-12-03/news/30473072_1_street-performers-new-rule-free-speech

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