NYC to protesters: &#39;Keep off the grass&#39;
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Here&#39;s what New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg told leaders of an anti-war coalition when he explained why they couldn&#39;t stage a rally in Central Park on the eve of the Republican National Convention Sunday:
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A federal judge ruled Monday that two protest groups cannot use New York City's Central Park as a site for a demonstration days before the Republican National Convention.
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Here is the coverage in The New York Times and the New York Law Journal about the denial of United for Peace and Justice's Sunday rally in Central Park (United for Peace and Justice v. Bloomberg, 111893/04), and here is what NY Supreme Court1 Justice Silbermann said:      [...] the evidence established that the department's determination was based on entirely content-neutral factors, to wit: that the Great Lawn2 was not an appropriate venue for a demonstration of this magnitude.     [...]  The Parks Department appropriately applied content-neutral regulations while leaving plaintiff with a reasonable alternate site.
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A grass-roots movement is gaining momentum to turn down the decibel level on all things annoying.
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New York -- Tens of thousands of peaceful protesters, united by their loathing of President Bush and their opposition to the US-led war in Iraq, marched Sunday through the fortified streets of New York, just a day before Republicans convene to nominate
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Democratic National Committee Chairman Terry McAuliffe made a plea for peace yesterday to the hundreds of thousands of protesters who have swarmed to New York march against the Republican convention.
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JERUSALEM -- Tens of thousands of Jewish settlers and their supporters demonstrated against their government&#39;s plan to remove all settlements from Gaza and four from the West Bank, taking pains to keep their protest peaceful to counter warnings about
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NEW YORK  - Manhattan's Union Square  has been the site of anti-war demonstrations over the years,  but midday Thursday it became the newest battleground in the  satellite radio war.
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Anti-globalization activists organizing a protest Friday against a weekend visit by US Secretary of State Colin Powell said they would oppose any police attempt to prevent them from marching on the American embassy.
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More than 100,000 people peacefully marched through the heart of Manhattan Sunday to protest against President Bush and his policies, highlighting the nation&#39;s deep political
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Aug. 18 (Bloomberg) -- An anti-war group sued top New York City officials for refusing a permit to allow 250,000 people to rally in Central Park on the day before the Republican National Convention.
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T this weekend&#39;s demonstration in support of abortion rights, a young woman in bright pink feathers and a pink slip (her unsubtle hint to the president) could barely get across the Brooklyn
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Representatives of an Arab-American group and an antiwar group say they are urgently conferring with their attorneys on what steps to take after a federal judge turned down their request to gather in New York&#39;s Central Park and stage a
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Manhattan's Union Square has been the site of anti-war demonstrations over the years, but midday Thursday it became the newest battleground in the satellite radio war.
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An anti-war group planning a massive demonstration the day before the GOP convention asked a judge on Wednesday to overrule city officials and let protesters gather in Central Park.
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(World News) New York, Aug 24 : As the countdown for next week&#39;s four-day Republican Party National Convention begins, the New York City police prepare to tackle tens of thousands of anti-Bush protestors who plan to swamp the city at the time.
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Thousands of cyclists snarled traffic in New York on Friday night and police said they arrested more than 250 people and confiscated their bicycles in the first significant protest against President Bush before the Republican convention.