After the New York County Criminal Court found him guilty of riding a bicycle on a "sidewalk" in violation of local law -- Section 19-176(b) of the Administrative Code of the City of New York -- Joshua Pena went to the Appellate Term, First Department.
Because the Code defined a sidewalk as "that portion of the street ... between the curb lines or the lateral lines of a roadway and the adjacent property lines, intended for the use of pedestrians," and Pena had been riding his bike in a subway station, the AT1 thought that particular provision wasn't applicable to the guy's conduct. (The appellate court refused to apply a broader interpretation of the term, in the absence of appropriate definitional guidance from the City Council.)
Bet he didn't mind that gap.
To view a copy of the Appellate Term's decision, please use this link: People v. Pena