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Senate Bill S4620

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Authorizes community boards to review applications for establishments featuring employees exposing the top or bottom part of their body for entertainment purposes

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2009-S4620 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Cities
Law Section:
New York City Charter
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง2800, NYC Chart

2009-S4620 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes community boards to review applications for establishments featuring employees exposing the top or bottom part of their body for entertainment purposes; requires the board to hold public hearings at least ten days prior to final approval of the application.

2009-S4620 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S4620 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  4620

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             April 24, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced by Sens. ONORATO, HASSELL-THOMPSON, C. JOHNSON, PARKER, SAMP-
  SON,  THOMPSON  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to
  be committed to the Committee on Cities

AN ACT to amend the New York city charter, in relation to the duties  of
  community  boards regarding establishments featuring nudity for enter-
  tainment purposes

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  Paragraphs  20 and 21 of subdivision d of section 2800 of
the New York city charter, paragraph 20 as amended and paragraph  21  as
added  by  a  vote  of the people of the city of New York at the general
election held in November 1989, are amended and a new  paragraph  22  is
added to read as follows:
  (20)  Within  budgetary  appropriations for such purposes, disseminate
information  about  city  services  and  programs,  process  complaints,
requests, and inquiries of residents of the community district; [and]
  (21)  Conduct  substantial  public outreach, including identifying the
organizations active in the community district, maintaining  a  list  of
the  names  and  mailing  addresses of such community organizations, and
making such names and, with the consent  of  the  organization,  mailing
addresses available to the public upon request[.]; AND
  (22) RENDER A DECISION BY A VOTE OF THE MEMBERSHIP AT A REGULAR SCHED-
ULED  MEETING IN REGARD TO THE OPENING OF AN ESTABLISHMENT WHICH PART OF
THE ATTRACTION INCLUDES THEIR EMPLOYEES EXPOSING THE TOP OR BOTTOM  PART
OF  THEIR BODY FOR ENTERTAINMENT PURPOSES. THE BOARD SHALL HOLD A PUBLIC
HEARING AT LEAST TEN DAYS PRIOR TO THE FINAL APPROVAL OF  SUCH  APPLICA-
TION.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD03766-01-9

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