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New Law Keeping Street Performers 50 Feet From Monuments Makes Parks Safe, Boring

New Law Keeping Street Performers 50 Feet From Monuments Makes Parks Safe, Boring

New Yorkers don't just love parks for their serenity or greenspace, but for the excitement of possibly breaking an arcane law while enjoying them. Eating a donut in a public playground without a minor? Enjoying a widely-sold, heavily taxed carcinogenic product? You're breaking the law! Add a new statute to the mix: it's illegal for buskers to perform within 50 feet of a monument or landmark. Finally, unobstructed views of the World Famous Garibaldi statue. more ›

Video: Meet This Year's MUNY Subway Busking Champs

Video: Meet This Year's MUNY Subway Busking Champs

It's that time again: meet this year's crop of underground musicians, an elite unit selected by the Music Under New York [MUNY] committee to fill the city's subway stations with sweet, sweet music. more ›

Buskers Audition at Grand Central Terminal

       

Today, more than 50 musicians and musical acts gathered on the northeast balcony of Grand Central Terminal to audition for spots in NYC Transit's Music Under New York program. MUNY grants buskers spots in subway stations to entertain commuters and make a little cash in the process. more ›

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