Politics NYC officially decriminalizes jaywalking, ending a 66-year ban that was scarcely enforced By Ben Brachfeld Posted on October 31, 2024 Cross with the light, wherever you’d like! New York City has officially decriminalized jaywalking, giving a legal patina to a practice long adopted by virtually every Big Apple resident. See the full article at amNY NYC officially decriminalizes jaywalking, ending a 66-year ban that was scarcely enforced