New York Laws
Article 2 - General Provisions
5 - Certain Parades and Processions Forbidden; Penalty.

§ 5. Certain parades and processions forbidden; penalty. All
processions or parades occupying or marching on any street of any city
to the exclusion or interruption of other citizens in their individual
right and use thereof, excepting the National Guard and the police and
fire departments, and the associations of veteran soldiers, are
forbidden, unless written notice of the object, time and route of such
procession or parade be given by the chief officer thereof, not less
than six hours previous to its forming or marching, to the police
authorities of such city; and such police authorities may designate to
such procession or parade how much of the street in width it can occupy
with especial reference to crowded thoroughfares through which such
procession may move; and, when so designated, the chief officer of such
procession or parade shall be responsible that the designation is
obeyed; and it shall be the duty of the police authorities to furnish
such escort as may be necessary to protect persons and property and
maintain the public peace and order. A person wilfully violating any
provision of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable
by a fine not exceeding twenty dollars or imprisonment not exceeding ten
days, or both.

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