Miriam West Chelsea Market NYPD protect Artist's 1st Amendment Rights

Today Willy and I went back to Chelsea Market. We set up in the same spots. One of the security guards from yesterday came up to us in the morning and asked “so what happened yesterday?” We told him we called the police but they never came and we also spoke to NYPD Peddlers Task Force and they told us to set up and if the security guards keep hassling us, to call 911.

Later, another security guard (didn’t see him yesterday) came out and told us we couldn’t set up there. I didn’t catch the beginning of the conversation, but here is what i did get.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lxVWM-dX_Wo

Miriam

Dear Blog Readers: You never know how things will unfold but the NYPD was on the side of the artists and their 1st Amendment rights when it came to vending were Miriam and Willy set up their art work by Chelsea Market.

Protest Union Square...

http://www.youtube.com/user/Suzannahartist#p/u/9/TE-sHb3IjR4

http://www.youtube.com/user/Suzannahartist#p/u/5/ZDSw7kT8eHk

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lxVWM-dX_Wo