Lady Strolls the Bowery Topless on Hot Summer Day

• I think that top would look better with shorts.

• Don't men technically have breasts too? 

• Well don't men technically have breasts too? 

• Are you that stupid?  Why would a man get arrested for touching your chest, but a woman wouldn't getting arrested for grabbing mine? Stop pretending to be oblivious! It doesn't make you look democratic; it makes you appear brainless.

•  no man shall pass

•  Legal or illegal? The law is written by bureaucrats who are pain-sensitive.  They want to stay in office while having the least hassle doing it.  They go the easiest route, with the people who are the most likely to keep them in office, so they can earn those fat retirement checks. If the topless advocates are those people, they will draw laws that would advocate toplessness.  If those people are against toplessness, then the laws will likely against be toplessness. There are the commonsense people and then there are those having a weird sense of rightness, justice. Sometimes, one would wish that the ones feeling the injustice would scream just a little (a lot?) louder, get some attention. We know that the lobbyists do a lot of that screaming in the ears of lawmakers.

• Not only carry it, but display it prominently.

• This could be a moneymaking opportunity: taking advantage of legal loopholes.

• I wonder if any guys having man-boobs get ticketed?

• I'm from NYC and it is legal for women to go topless. these cops I guess just never heard of the law that was passed in 92

• why is that even illegal, we were born naked i meen c'mon

• how many men were stopped for being shirtless ?

• you can ask for his supervisor to come to the location just don't go screaming and cussing if they site you fight it just do not go in frount of the judge topless male or female it will get you contempt charge

•  Your out of touch with reality and what people like.

• As someone with natural 38DDDs BRAS ARE THE BEST INVENTION EVER!!!! Think what would happen to women rights if you didn't have bras and your boobs were always getting in the way of playing sports, typing, etc.

• She is an asshole and a moron. if you want to be naked go where people don't care if your nasty body is hanging out but 99% of people don't want to see this. I am a liberal and lifelong city dweller and do not want to see nudist idiots walking around in a very public place... I am a female and I am ashamed of this stupid woman. And yes, men walking around shirtless in the city should be fined too.

• Yes.  Take your citation, go to court and get it thrown out and be on your way.  Or you can sit and argue with the cop until he decides to issue you more citations for disorderly conduct, disturbing the peace, resisting arrest etc.  And good luck getting those thrown out.

• Precisely my point.  And the only way to fight that (because try as you might, but spouting off laws to them, pissing them off more, making them add on ridiculous additional charges like disturbing the peace or resisting arrest really doesn't help your cause) is to just shut up, take the simple citation and then take it to court and get it thrown out. Does it suck? Hell yes, but if you argue and fight with the cop I promise you'll get much worse than some inconvenience and courts tend to side with the cop in a 'he said she said' type of situation (when it comes to disorderly conduct, disturbing the peace or resisting arrest).

• Just take it? So exactly when do the cops learn that they are wrong? Do you suggest that we forever absorb inaccurate tickets so as not to hurt the policeman's feelings, as if he were a 4-year-old?

•   If the ticket was simply due to being unclothed, yeah, it likely will be dismissed.  It only works if it's illegal to be topless in certain areas of the city.   When are NYC cops going to go after the real criminals in these situations -- all those shirtless dudes with 9 month pregnancy guts and the guys with mega man boobs?  They're the real offenders here. 

• if it was a law by men for men...don't you think they'd actually like more to come off, not just the shirt and bra. the lady doesn't look bad at all and the skirt just gets in the way of her natural beauty.

• Years ago, New York's top court ruled (in the "top free seven" case out of Rochestre) that women can be topless ANYWHERE in public, just like men -as long as they're not "performing or behaving in a 'lewd or laciviou's manner". So- any ticket issued strictly for being topless is void. However, who knows what arcane law of regulation (spitting on the sidewalk, jaywalking, etc. ) she could have been cited for?

• And the relevance is?????

• And this matters because????

• Really - bring ignorant prejudices towards northerners into the discussion.  I guess that it is true- Tex-ass is where all the ahoes come from. 

• Isn't it nice when Newave shares his fantasy life.

• Puritanical beginnings,  Christian bias

• Yes, but she was well within her rights to not wear a shirt.  

• Restaurants are private establishments.  They can make their own rules as long as they are withing the limits of the law. 

• Because the laws were  made by men for men- if you go shirtless and are a man, it's OK.  If you go shirtless and are a woman, there is "something wrong with you." 

• Yay for bewbs!!!

• But what about dining estlablishments that have the sign " NO SHIRT, NO SERVICE"???

• As a crossdressing male, i found it REFRESHING when i started wearing A BIKINI TOP IN PUBLIC; cause my back could feel the breeze.  And unlike t-shirts, I truly felt FREE , REFRESHED & ABLE TO BEAR THE SUMMER HEAT. 

• Perhaps she's promoting BANO (Breasts Are Not Obscene)???   Truly , it's a double standard.  Why are obese men with MAN BOOBS allowed to go shirtless when females can't???  America is still prudish compared to the UK.  GET OVER IT & GROW UP! 

• Decency or indecency is in the eye of the beholder.  Same as being offended.  It has nothing to do with the other person, rather it shows your own lack of acceptance and the belief that you can push your beliefs off onto another person, both Blueskys48 and Jennifer Smith-Parker below.

• A person's body type has nothing to do with her legal right to do what she is doing.  Besides, do you base your legal opinions on a person's physical appearance?  All people are beautiful, not just the hollywood and model types.  You just have to look at the person themselves and get YOUR mind out of the gutter.

• Rania - I think it is you that is closed minded.  Do you not support a person's civil rights to do something that is specifically allowed by the law of the state?  If you personally don't like it, then don't do it yourself.  If you don't like to see it, then don't look.  BUT, grant other people's rights and don't call them names nor rant about doing something legal.

• It seems that today's police have the attitude that "YOU ARE GOING TO DO WHAT I SAY AND NOT QUESTION ME" and if they personally don't like what you are doing, you ARE going to get a citation regardless of the law.  If you give them any lip, you're likely to get tasered or at the very least taken down to the ground, with one of them sitting with a knee in your back. Their attitude is that they are the law and you are not to question them.

• Why is it that the police continue to ignore the law?  It has been 100% legal for women to go topfree in New York State for over a decade.  We just need more women to recognize that and exercise their civil rights.  Then maybe the police would recognize that they need to enforce the actual law and tell the people who complain that the woman is within her legal rights.

• Hey don't blame NY-- I'm a NYer and I wouldn't do what that woman did. I do have some pride.

• Well, the lady would be less hot (body-temp-wise) if she wore her hair up. DUH

• haha! Thats funny!

• Well  she was caught  good thing  if you want to be topless go to a beach nude. Not walk around NYC Funny you can't wear a skirt riding your bycycle either.

• ....just imagin' the skirt is the only piece of clothing she wears... I am sure the cops did not check roflmao :-)))))

• It's indecent no matter what laws allow it.  Shame on you New York!!

• Can I suck those nipples? (  .  )(  .  )

• That's it. Instead of fighting all of the important battles, fight about going topless. Who cares if our government completely destroys the middle class. At least when corporations steal the clothes of the working people's backs, we won't get tickets for not having shirts.

• ahhh, maybe the cops just wanta "see" her in court??

• She does look a bit heavy - around her neck and waiste. Although it could just be the angle of the photo.

• My eyes!!! I'm BLIND!!!!!

• Amen Mara, and not to mention the mentally challenged who have no accountability for their actions, such as the politicians sitting in the whitehouse!!

• This is an outrage!!  If Anthony can show his weiner, and Barney can show his Frank, why can't this lady let her puppies out for a walk?  The law should be changed to REQUIRE women to be topless, IMHO.  But, that's just me............

• Mom: Seriously. All the times you blew me in private? And now you're condemning me on a public site? No more sucking my dick.

• Figures. You're stupid AND a dick. And I don't need to see you to know that. 

• Okay. And next time you take your shirt off on a hot day, I hope a dozen large, desperate, just-released felons brutally rape you (while closing their eyes and imagining someone attractive). I mean, you'd be asking for it. You can't expect them to control themselves.

• Why are you assuming she was issued a ticket.  Those cops look like they're just standing there and she is asking a question.  Nowhere does the poster of the photo with the cops say that she was intercepted.  

• Touchy subject.  Yes, ANYONE should be able to walk safely ANYWHERE, but a little common sense would indicate that what ought ot be and what is are two very different things. And then there's people like that moron 'Ned Nifty' who thinks that's just fine!  God save us from him and his DNA line.  Luckily, most of his personal supply will likely be spent on restroom floors of strip clubs.

• Here in Madison, Wi last year, during the World Naked Bike Ride, a young topless woman was arrested and detained in the back of the squad car by the male officer for 15 minutes before he would allow her to dress.  He said that, hey, she was uncovered before, why dress now! Tough job, Officer, but SOMEBODY's got to do it!

• The problem is that although simple nudity is technically not illegal in most places in the US, you are still very likely to get ticketed or arrested for 'disturbing the peace' or 'disorderly conduct'.  Not fair but, that's the facts, Jack!

• That is why there are reports of rapists needing to jerk off before raping, because they're clearly SO aroused when they go to do it. You realize how sexist it is towards men to belittle their sense of self control? Just because they get an erection, doesn't mean they lose all sense of decency. Rape is not about arousal, it's power and control. I fail to see how this would be risky, except in the sense that she's going to be judged by people like you.

• All I could think reading this; WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU. I can't even believe you would say "hopefully" that she would be, clearly that brazen hussy needs to be "taught" a lesson, hm? Getting raped, that's what every topless slut needs to put her in her place.  You realize how morally reprehensible this is, right? I genuinely hope so. And would you be OK with it if she had size 44 plus (p.s. what the fucking sizing for breasts is that? 44" band size? That doesn't denote the size of breasts, friend, just the size of the rib cage) and she was walking around? Would you call for her to get raped then? Or would it be OK because her breasts are arousing and you don't have to pay her to see them then?

• That's cute. Yankees go topless when it hits the 90s, while in Texas it's business as usual when it tops 110.

• This isn't illegal in Austin. Woman are allowed to be topless anywhere where men are allowed to be topless.

• i am not from afganistan and i dont think all people there are garbage!! the closed minded are people like u!!! how is her showing her boobs gonna earn her respect from people? especially pigs like u!

• So? It's not illegal in New York State. Why are we so disgusted by the human body?

• How is this "ewwww" worthy?

• Apparently issued a ticket?  You dont know?? Yet you wrote the article implying such an act took place.  Shoddy research.

• Except that rape, particularly non-acquaintance rape, typically has little to do with sexual arousal.

• It is more like, if the cop has you stopped you are going to bend over and take it anyway.  The question is one of degree: do you want to take it from a pencil or from a torpedo?   You almost never will improve the situation by citing the law(s) to a cop, but you can definitely make it much much worse.

• So your suggestion is to bend over and take it?

• heavy...? doesnt' really look heavy from what I can see... Her skirt is kinda high I'm not sure how you can tell that. She has thin arms and legs.

• Figures. She's heavy AND unattractive.

• A good thought, however from what I have gathered it is almost always a bad idea to cite the law(s) to cops.  They do NOT like being told they are wrong and will find plenty of ways to make your life miserable if you do so.  It is often best to just shut up, take the ticket, do the appeal (and win!) and be on your way.

• In a perfect world, sure,  all people pay their bills, and nobody lies or cheats. It is a scientific fact that the male brain only needs a fraction of a second to be turned on by looking at female parts, dopamine floods the brain, and once it kicks in, the male brain becomes "stupid" and man with no self-control will act like animals, following their instinct. Because something is legal, does not mean is not risky, stupid or immoral.  Don't get me wrong, she can do what she pleases, she has the right and the freedom to do it, but don't make it sound like she is not putting herself in a very risky situation.

• Ok so you are saying that Jungle is much better than NYC because there all ANIMALS roman naked?

• That's why women should carry the copy of the NY State Appeals court ruling with them so if they get hassled by the cops they can show them the ruling and prevent that from ever happening. Here's the ruling, Google it THE PEOPLE &C., RESPONDENT, v. RAMONA SANTORELLI AND MARY LOU SCHLOSS, APPELLANTS, ET AL., DEFENDANTS. 80 N.Y.2d 875, 600 N.E.2d 232, 587 N.Y.S.2d 601 (1992). July 7, 1992

• So I see you haven't read the NY State Appeals court ruling in that made topless for women legal. If i were you I would Google and read : THE PEOPLE &C., RESPONDENT, v. RAMONA SANTORELLI AND MARY LOU SCHLOSS, APPELLANTS, ET AL., DEFENDANTS.80 N.Y.2d 875, 600 N.E.2d 232, 587 N.Y.S.2d 601 (1992). July 7, 1992Which the summons will end up being dismissed because the cops violated the woman's rights under the NY State Appeals court Ruling.

• I was raped walking about fully clothed. I was never molested or attacked in a bikini or revealing clothing. You are sick and twisted and any woman that agrees with you is even more disgusting than you.

• NYS Penal Law Section 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. So the officers were right in issuing the summons.

• ticket for what?

• Wow OK that just way too cool

• lol, is that cool or what? Amazing. www.online-privacy.no.tc

• Stupid closed-minded moron.  Go back to Afghanistan or wherever closed-minded garbage hole you're from. 

• Dumbass douchebag.  You are clearly on probation for sexual assault. 

• You're an uneducated fool Ned.  Just a bit of insight for you- you should refrain from ever saying things like, "hopefully this woman will be attacked and molested".  Someone should break your nose for saying something like that- how about that?

• I'm sure she's Swedish.  :)

• I like the idea. She doesn't deserve a summons. Save those summonses for the day when all women are letting them hang out. Especially I mean the ones that are hanging to their knees. . .  If my girlfriend knew I was writing this she would say: "Oink, Oink"

• well she gave them a reason to stare at her!!!

• ewwww WTF!!! what happened to our dignety...i didnt approve of men topless in the first place...now this!!!!!!!!! bloody hell!

• ewwww WTF!!! what happened to our dignety...i didnt approve of men topless in the first place...now this!!!!!!!!! bloody hell!

• It is

• Just let her wear what she wants.  If more women did it it would become a non-issue.

• Society teaching don't get raped rather than don't rape. You should be able to walk around however you please with the comfort of knowing people can control themselves and not act like animals.

• good thing that those weren't mata and moreno handing out the ticket...

• Wow, take a look ladies and gentlemen, it's the guy your mothers warned you about. No means yes and because I'm wearing a short skirt/ low top/ no top I want you to rape me.  Yeah right. None of your fucking business what she wears, her body is her own.  And don't worry, darlin' I'm sure all the women feel the same way about you walking around topless as you do when we're not all strippers with massive plastic tits. 

• not only are you an idiot... but you're disgusting as well. so its ok for women to walk around topless as long as it's for money and pigs like you? Im betting the only breasts you've seen in the flesh have been attached to strippers. If thats the case then you should be applauding this women.... by giving it to you for free she's letting you hang on to those meager wages of yours. 

• Hopefully this woman will be attacked and molested.If she has the nerve to walk around topless after reading about the dozens of females who have been raped recently then it will be her choice. How pathetic though that females who choose to walk around topless are never the types that you see in stripper's clubs with size 44 plus breasts.

• looks good to me

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