Thompson v. Police Department

*418OPINION OF THE COURT

Leonard N. Cohen, J.

Plaintiff, Kathleen Thompson, moves by show cause order for a preliminary injunction to enjoin defendant, the Police Department of the City of New York (the Police Department), from interfering with "sidewalk counselling” by placing a single police barricade in front of the building entrance at 38-40 East 30th Street, New York, New York (the building). The underlying action seeks permanent injunctive relief. Defendant cross-moves for summary judgment.

The Eastern Women’s Center (the Clinic) is a women’s health clinic in the building which performs legal…