Opinion · Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
New York Roadrunners Club v. State Division of Human Rights
81 A.D.2d 519
- Type
- Opinion
- Court
- Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
- Jurisdiction
- New York
- Date
- 1981-04-09
- Topic
- employee-benefits-and-executive-compensation
How later courts describe this case
- participation in the New York City Marathon is covered by New York state public accommodations statute
- route of New York Marathon found to be a place of public accommodation
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- pending
- Cited by
- 10 opinions
— Order of the State Human Rights Appeal Board, dated October 23, 1980, which affirmed an order of the Commissioner of the State Division of Human Rights, dated June 29, 1979, finding that the petitioners had engaged in an unlawful discriminatory practice by not permitting disabled individuals in wheelchairs to participate in the 1978 New York City Marathon, unanimously annulled and vacated, on the law, and petition granted, without costs. The petitioners were charged with an unlawful discriminatory practice (Executive Law, § 296, subd 2, par [a]) in refusing to permit disabled individuals in wheelchairs to participate in the 1978 New York City Marathon. We agree with the administrative finding that the marathon course was a “ ‘place of public accommodation’ ” as that term is broadly defined in subdivision 9 of section 292 of the Executive Law. However, we disagree with the administrative