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Jaywalking in NYC will be legal in February

Headline from UPI

Walking across a street without using a crosswalk no longer will be punished in New York City starting in February.

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  1. Boston

    ‘I’m walking here!’: Jaywalking legalized in New York City (opens Boston)

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    Boston's feed description

    Jaywalking — that time-honored practice of crossing the street outside of the crosswalk or against the traffic light — is now legal in NYC.

  2. ABC 17 Mid-Missouri

    Crossing against the light? You won't get ticketed now that jaywalking is legal in NYC (opens ABC 17 Mid-Missouri)

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    ABC 17 Mid-Missouri's feed description

    Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Jaywalking is now legal in New York City. Legislation passed by the City Council officially became law over the weekend after Mayor Eric Adams declined to sign or veto it after 30 days.

  3. UPI

    Jaywalking in NYC will be legal in February (opens UPI)

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    UPI's feed description

    Walking across a street without using a crosswalk no longer will be punished in New York City starting in February.

  4. ABC 7 New York

    Jaywalking legalized in New York City (opens ABC 7 New York)

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    ABC 7 New York's feed description

    The new law permits pedestrians to cross a roadway at any point, including outside of a crosswalk and against traffic signals.

  5. Jalopnik

    New York City Legalizes Jaywalking, Citing Racist Profiling (opens Jalopnik)

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    Jalopnik's feed description

    Streets belong to the people of a city, not just drivers

  6. Newsweek

    New York City legalizes jaywalking (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    New York City now allows pedestrians to cross the street outside of crosswalks or against traffic lights.

  7. New York Post

    Jaywalking legalized in New York City after Mayor Eric Adams declines taking action (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    Legislation passed by the City Council last month officially became law over the weekend after Mayor Eric Adams declined to take action -- either by signing or vetoing it -- after 30 days.

  8. The Boston Globe

    Crossing against the light? You won’t get ticketed now that jaywalking is legal in NYC. (opens The Boston Globe)

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    The Boston Globe's feed description

    Legislation passed by the City Council last month officially became law over the weekend after Mayor Eric Adams declined to take action — either by signing or vetoing it — after 30 days.

  9. NPR

    Enforcement was considered discriminatory. Now New Yorkers can jaywalk legally (opens NPR)

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    NPR's feed description

    The NYPD can no longer ticket jaywalkers, after years of protest that enforcement unfairly targeted Black and Hispanic New Yorkers.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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