NY: Illegal for Woman to Topless in Public?

[TomBrooklyn]

NY and NYC

In either NY or NYC, is it illegal for a woman to be completely bare chested in public?

 

[moburkes]

NY and NYC

In either NY or NYC, is it illegal for a woman to be completely bare chested in public?

I'm going to say yes. Why do you ask?

 

[You Are Guilty]

NY and NYC

In either NY or NYC, is it illegal for a woman to be completely bare chested in public?

Depends entirely on the reason why.

§ 245.01. Exposure of a person

A person is guilty of exposure if he appears in a public place in such a manner that the private or intimate parts of his body are unclothed or exposed. For purposes of this section, the private or intimate parts of a female person shall include that portion of the breast which is below the top of the areola. This section shall not apply to the breastfeeding of infants or to any person entertaining or performing in a play, exhibition, show or entertainment.

§ 245.02. Promoting the exposure of a person

A person is guilty of promoting the exposure of a person when he knowingly conducts, maintains, owns, manages, operates or furnishes any public premise or place where a person in a public place appears in such a manner that the private or intimate parts of his body are unclothed or exposed. For purposes of this section, the private or intimate parts of a female person shall include that portion of the breast which is below the top of the areola. This section shall not apply to the breastfeeding of infants or to any person entertaining or performing in a play, exhibition, show or entertainment.

Then, there's this little "tit-bit" that provides a civil rights violation under certain circumstances:

NY CLS Civ R § 79-e

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a mother may breast feed her baby in any location, public or private, where the mother is otherwise authorized to be, irrespective of whether or not the nipple of the mother's breast is covered during or incidental to the breast feeding.

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