Found it:
http://www.nydailynews.com/front/story/777...92p-71667c.html
Mermaid's bust nets 10G payout from city
Amy Gunderson, nabbed for going topless in Coney Island Mermaid Parade, sued to defend free expression rights, which ended up costing city 10,000 clams.
Try to make a mermaid wear a bra and it's gonna cost you.
The city learned that lesson the hard way yesterday, forking over a $10,000 settlement to an artist's model who got busted for wearing only a thong and body paint to the 2001 Coney Island Mermaid Parade.
The settlement grew out of a federal lawsuit filed by Amy Gunderson, 31, of Brooklyn, who argued that her arrest for going topless violated her First Amendment rights. The charges were dismissed.
In announcing the settlement, Gunderson's lawyer, Ron Kuby, said his client's argument holds water because New York's Court of Appeals has affirmed that "a woman has a constitutional right to appear in public topless, the same right that men have."
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So, Serge........ as the nice stranger (who resembles a past poster here) has indicated I should ask you:
What did the cop say when you asked him about it ????