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Just because stores are open on Sundays does not forcibly pry anyone away from their "day of rest." Regardless of your religious views, these laws are antiquated and don't serve a purpose in today's world. Those who choose to observe Sundays as a day of rest can still do so, while those who choose to be out shopping can do so without driving to another county.
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Actually, if you knew Bergen County at all, you'd know, as the article indicates, that its Blue Laws are not primarily for religious reasons, but for some peace and quiet. Drive out (if possible) to the junction of Routes 17 and 4 on any other day except Sunday and you'll see what I mean. It's just an horrendous crush of people. Bergen is probably less religious overall than most of the country (except for the large population of Orthodox Jews who reside there, and, of course, their day of rest is Saturday), but residents do appreciate some freedom from the mob of shoppers and cars.
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Growing up in Bergen County, I never understood these laws. The malls (Garden State, Paramus Park) were always over crowded on Saturday and if you wanted to shop on Sunday, you would go to a neighboring county like Passaic or Westchester; taking your tax dollars out of Bergen.
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I'm 52 and grew up in Monmouth County. They had stores that were open, but there were certain items you couldn't sell on Sunday. It was all sort of arbitrary and you had businesses that happily paid fines (like 84 Lumber) so they wouldn't lose the sales. Let businesses decide these issues for themselves and leave government out of it.
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Maybe the malls are over crowded on Saturday because people have jobs Monday through Friday and they only get one day to do their shopping. If they could shop on both days you think the level of people would be the same? Highly unlikely.
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Can anyone explain to me a secular reason why I can't shop for a car on Sunday in Illinois?
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Andrew Cuomo thinks he is *** and can tell the bettors of the State of New York which Sunday is the real Palm Sunday and the real Easter Sunday. See NY Const. Art. 1, Sec. 3 and bet in New Jersey.
New YOrk State does not recognize the Eastern Orthodox Church. Open Nassau OTB 365 days of the year and export Cuomo to......
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Home > LI Confidential > Stop scratching on holidays
Stop scratching on holidays
Published: June 1, 2012
Off Track Betting in New York State has been racing into a crisis called shrinking revenue. Some people have spitballed a solution: Don’t close on holidays.
New York State Racing Law bars racing on Christmas, Easter and Palm Sunday, and the state has ruled OTBs can’t handle action on those days, even though they could easily broadcast races from out of state.
“You should be able to bet whenever you want,” said Jackson Leeds, a Nassau OTB employee who makes an occasional bet. He added some irrefutable logic: “How is the business going to make money if you’re not open to take people’s bets?”
Elias Tsekerides, president of the Federation of Hellenic Societies of Greater New York, said OTB is open on Greek Orthodox Easter and Palm Sunday.
“I don’t want discrimination,” Tsekerides said. “They close for the Catholics, but open for the Greek Orthodox? It’s either open for all or not open.”
OTB officials have said they lose millions by closing on Palm Sunday alone, with tracks such as Gulfstream, Santa Anita, Turf Paradise and Hawthorne running.
One option: OTBs could just stay open and face the consequences. New York City OTB did just that back in 2003. The handle was about $1.5 million – and OTB was fined $5,000.
Easy money.
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