United for Peace & Justice v. Bloomberg

OPINION OF THE COURT

Jacqueline W. Silbermann, J.

*846Plaintiff moves for declaratory relief as well as a preliminary injunction enjoining the City of New York and its Department of Parks and Recreation from denying a permit to plaintiff for a rally in Central Park on the eve of the Republican National Convention in New York, to wit: Sunday,. August 29, 2004. Plaintiff asserts the denial violates article I, § 8 of the New York State Constitution. Defendants oppose the motion, arguing that the court should not countenance plaintiffs llth-hour attempt to renege on an agreement reached between the…