Should You Be Allowed to Drink In “Public” – Ever?

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Should you be allowed to drink in public? Where does public begin? We’re about to find out, it seems.
Kimber VanRy is testing the waters. The 39 New Yorker sat down on his stoop to have a beer (a Sierra Nevada) when he was cited for drinking in public.
In New York, and other cities states, drinking a beer outside – even if it is on your stoop – is unlawful. The New York City law prohibits anyone from drinking an alcoholic beverage, or possessing and intending to drink from an open container …read more