New York City Council Speaker Julie Menin’s proposal that could place severe limits on public protest up to 100 feet from a house of worship may be a little too black-and-white for the blue.
New York City Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch is seeking looser language in the bill that would order the NYPD to create rules that could effectively ban protests within 100 feet of churches, mosques and synagogues.
“Commissioner Tisch has concerns with the initial drafting of the bills, and she is working closely with the speaker’s office to ensure that the language of the bill maintains the NYPD’s flexibility to both protect houses of worship and facilitate first amendment rights,” NYPD spokesperson Delaney Kempner said in a statement…