Stupid Laws in New York City
It is illegal to carry an open can of spray paint.
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It is illegal to jump off the Empire State building.
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It is still illegal to shoot a rabbit from a moving trolley car.
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It’s illegal to have a puppet show in your window and a violation can land you in jail for 30 days.
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It’s illegal to shake a dust mop out a window.
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It’s illegal to start any kind of public performance, show, play, game or what have you, until after 1:05 p.m.
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It’s illegal to throw swill into the street.
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Jaywalking is legal, as long as it’s not diagonal. That is, you can cross the street out of the crosswalk, but you can’t cross a street diagonally.
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Members of nine New York Indian tribes are exempt from the city’s eight percent parking tax.
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You can teach your pet parrot to speak, but not to squawk.
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You may not smoke within 100 feet of the entrance to a public building.
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You need a permit to transport carbonated beverages.
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