N.Y. GBS Law § 396-W
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Loitering for the purpose of soliciting passengers for transportation
Official statutory text
§ 396-w. Loitering for the purpose of soliciting passengers for\ntransportation. 1. Any person who loiters or remains in or about any\nairport located within a county wholly contained within a city, without\nthe prior written authorization of the New York city taxi and limousine\ncommission or the state department of transportation to do so, and\nbeckons to, or stops, or attempts to stop, or interferes with the free\npassage of other persons, for the purpose of soliciting passengers for\ntransportation by motor vehicle, from one location to another, for\nmoney; is guilty of a violation punishable by a fine of not more than\none hundred dollars, or imprisonment for not more than fifteen days, or\nboth. A second or subsequent violation of this section shall be a class\nB misdemeanor.\n 2. Nothing contained in this section shall be construed to deny any\nperson the right to discharge passengers from a motor vehicle at such an\nairport.\n
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