Cops citywide issued just two public lewdness summonses to people knocking boots in public parks in 2020 — according to the most recent NYPD stats.
Cops citywide issued just two public lewdness summonses to people knocking boots in public parks in 2020 —The number is a far cry from the shocking 432 tickets police wrote for the bawdy offense in 2007, and even seven years later, when 115 people were caught canoodling al fresco, stats show.and only issued if a cop witnesses the act — tumbled to eight. None were issued in 2019. The NYPD has yet to release numbers for 2021 or this year.
“My then-boyfriend and I had sex in an art museum exhibit because it was really dark and quiet and we thought it would be funny,” said Victoria Sloane, 30, of Brooklyn, adding the sex left a lot to be desired. “I hooked up [with] a spontaneous random person … It was appealing because I ran away afterwards and didn’t have to pay for the karaoke room or see that person again,” said a Manhattan resident in the publishing industry, who said the primary draw of her three-year-old encounter was the anonymity.
Michael Alcazar, an adjunct professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice and former NYPD detective and vice cop, said the risks of encountering police — or unsavory characters — on the streets are why al fresco lovers are thinking twice.
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