# Protesting at Citi Field -- Legal Question

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/protesting-at-citi-field-legal-question/620360>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [April 29, 2012, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/protesting-at-citi-field-legal-question/620360 "2012-04-29T22:09:23Z")\
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**Author:** ![Bpelta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Bpelta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bpelta)\
**Post date:** [April 29, 2012, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/protesting-at-citi-field-legal-question/620360/1 "2012-04-29T22:09:23Z")

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On May 20, there is an Orthodox Jewish protest against the dangers of the Internet. They booked Citi Field Stadium for the protest.

I’m joining a [counter-protest](http://www.facebook.com/events/320642868009045/320762221330443/).

How do we legally protest? Can we protest just outside Citi Field without a permit? If not, would we have a chance of getting a permit before May 20th?

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**Author:** ![Duckster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duckster/32/1244_2.png) [@Duckster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duckster)\
**Post date:** [April 30, 2012, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/protesting-at-citi-field-legal-question/620360/2 "2012-04-30T01:36:15Z")

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How about posing your question to City Hall?

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**Author:** ![cmkeller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmkeller/32/118_2.png) [@cmkeller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmkeller)\
**Post date:** [April 30, 2012, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/protesting-at-citi-field-legal-question/620360/3 "2012-04-30T18:13:05Z")

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WTF?

They’re not protesting against the dangers of the internet in a way that would force their opinions on anyone outside of the Orthodox Jewish community. This event they’re holding is for how Orthodox adherents of the Jewish religion should react/protect themselves from aspects of the internet that the Rabbis they choose to follow consider to be spiritually harmful.

What’s to protest?

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**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\
**Post date:** [April 30, 2012, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/protesting-at-citi-field-legal-question/620360/4 "2012-04-30T18:35:56Z")

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Since this involves legal advice, it’s better suited to IMHO than GQ.

Colibri  
General Questions Moderator

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**Author:** ![anson2995](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c77e96/32.png) [@anson2995](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anson2995)\
**Post date:** [May 1, 2012, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/protesting-at-citi-field-legal-question/620360/5 "2012-05-01T17:16:52Z")

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> [@Bpelta](#):
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> On May 20, there is an Orthodox Jewish protest against the dangers of the Internet. They booked Citi Field Stadium for the protest.
> 
> I’m joining a [counter-protest](http://www.facebook.com/events/320642868009045/320762221330443/).
> 
> How do we legally protest? Can we protest just outside Citi Field without a permit? If not, would we have a chance of getting a permit before May 20th?

The answer is “it depends.”

[This page at the ACLU’s website](http://www.nyclu.org/content/know-your-rights-demonstrating-new-york-city) is more helpful than the[NYPD’s website](http://www.nyc.gov/html/nypd/html/permits/permits.shtml), which seems to be down at the moment.

Have fun at your protest.