District Court, S.D. New York February 15, 2000, 99 Civ. 3381(SAS) (Turley v. Giuliani)

OPINION AND ORDER

SCHEINDLIN, District Judge.

Plaintiffs, Robert Turley and Tyrone Hamlette, are professional street musicians who perform in and around the Times Square area. They bring this action to vindicate their First Amendment right to play reasonably amplified music on the sidewalks and traffic islands which comprise Times Square.