Let’s take the Subway through the Big Apple to find some weird state laws! And please, do not stop in the middle of the sidewalk, our goal here is to not make the new yorkers mad.
Take a stroll through the poll section so we can decide the best worst laws of each state for our grand finale!
- It’s illegal to sell dog or cat hair
- It’s illegal to wear slippers in public after 10:00 pm in New York City
- It’s illegal to throw a ball at someone’s head for fun
- It’s illegal to release more than 25 helium-filled balloons at a time
- It’s illegal to walk around on Sundays with an ice cream cone in your pocket
- *Citizens may not greet each other by “putting one’s thumb to the nose and wiggling the fingers”
- It is illegal to speak to people on an elevator
- It’s illegal to take a selfie with a tiger
- You need a license to hang clothes on a clothesline to dry
- Men outside of their home must wear a matching jacket and pants
- So you’re tired of online dating and want to get back to basic,s yes? Incorrect. Flirting can cost you a $25 fine here within New York
- **You know our beautiful tourism signs displayed along our highways? They’re actually totally illegal and not suppose to be there
- On Long Island, riding a mechanical bull is illegal
- Moving to New York City with your furry friends? Guess again. Your loving ferrets will have to stay Upstate
- Ready to learn the art of archery? The town of Babylon would like you to take your bows and arrows elsewhere
- Speeding past sanitation trucks? Absolutely not
- It is illegal to take a selfie with your voting ballet
- You’re in the giving mood and want to entertain the neighborhood? Try putting together a bake sale, because putting on a puppet show in your window in New York City is definitely illegal
*This one is a British gesture known as “cocking a snook.” It’s a sign of derision that is apparently considered so offensive that New York lawmakers had to enact a law to forbid it
**Along New York’s Highways and Thruways you can find a variety of over 500 boards like the one pictured above, pointing out historical locations in the Empire State and our major tourism boards. Well, there are actually strict rules when it comes to what can and cannot be displayed on major roadways. And according to repeated notifications of violations that have been given to Governor Cuomo’s administration, it would appear that these signs break both state and federal laws. How do you guys feel about this one?
QOTN: What’s your best theory for why these laws were put into place?
Sources; Only In Your State NYC, Only In Your State NYC #2, Crowd Signal
