Turley v. New York City Police Department

OPINION AND ORDER

SCHEINDLIN, District Judge.

I. Introduction

Plaintiff Robert Turley (“Turley”), a self-proclaimed street musician, brings this action for declaratory and injunctive relief, claiming, inter alia, that New York City’s scheme for regulating the use of sound amplifiers in public spaces violates his rights under the First and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution and the New *669York State Constitution. Under Section 10— 108 of Title 10 of the New York City Administrative Code (“Section 10-108”), one who seeks to use a sound amplifier adjacent to a public street or…