> “They go back to the 1700s,” he explained. “They were designed really to encourage and reinforce church attendance and they originally covered all sorts of behaviors . . . no playing games, no sports, no sex. Back in the day, George Washington almost got arrested for traveling on Sunday.”[1]
> “It’s easy to pass laws regulating people’s behavior,” he said. “It is very difficult to repeal those laws.”[1]
> A license must be purchased before hanging clothes on a clothesline[1]
> it is illegal to walk around on Sunday with an ice cream in your pocket.[2]
> it is illegal to have two or more people gather together in public while each wearing any sort of disguise or mask[2]
> A man cannot go in public wearing non-matching pants and jacket.[2]
> it's illegal to wear your slippers after 10pm[2]
> While riding in an elevator, one must talk to no one, and fold his hands while looking toward the door[2]
[1] https://nypost.com/2016/06/19/new-york-citys-most-ridiculous...
[2] http://981thehawk.com/10-completely-bizarre-new-york-state-l...