United States Court of Appeals For the Second Circuit

August Term 2022

Argued: May 17, 2023 Decided: July 20, 2023

No. 22-2599

THE CLEMENTINE COMPANY, LLC, DBA THE THEATER CENTER, WEST END ARTISTS COMPANY, DBA THE ACTORS TEMPLE,

Plaintiffs-Appellants,

PLAYERS THEATER MANAGEMENT CORP., DBA THE PLAYERS THEATER, SOHO PLAYHOUSE, INC., DBA SOHO PLAYHOUSE, CARAL LTD., DBA BROADWAY COMEDY CLUB,

Plaintiffs,

v.

ERIC ADAMS, IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS MAYOR OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK,

Defendant-Appellee.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York No. 21-cv-7779, Colleen McMahon, Judge. Before: CALABRESI, LOHIER, and NATHAN, Circuit Judges.

Plaintiffs-Appellants, who operate small venue theaters in New