World News
NYC settles lawsuit over subway dancing
Jan. 21, 2013
New York City has agreed to pay $75,000 to settle a federal lawsuit filed by a couple who were arrested for dancing on a subway platform, officials said.The settlement puts an end to the lawsuit Caroline Stern, 55, and her boyfriend, George Hess, 54, filed last year for their July 2011 arrest, for which they spent 23 hours in custody, the New York Post reported.On the night of their arrest, Hess and Stern were waiting at the Columbus Circle subway station, dancing, after a jazz show at Lincoln