Legal Opinion
City of New York v. Stringfellow's of New York, Ltd.
New York Court of Appeals
Decided March 29, 2001PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Rosenblatt, J.
Under New York City Zoning Resolution § 12-10, an “adult eating or drinking establishment” is one “not customarily open *53to the general public * * * because it excludes minors by reason of age.” Stringfellow’s, a topless bar,1 contends that because it has adopted a policy for the admission of minors, it is not an “adult eating or drinking establishment.” We reject this argument and affirm the order of the Appellate Division.
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In 1993, the New York City Department of City Planning began a comprehensive assessment of the impact of adult establishments on the…
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