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The court decided that it was moot because NYC changed the law so that it 'fixed' the complaint, this happens all the time and is a way for NYC to avoid a major precedent that would keep them from going back to the old law. Next time a challenge like this is made, more care needs to be taken to ensure that the complaint is written to prevent this tactic as much as is possible. Now if NYC reverts to the old law, and then this suit is repeated so that NYC changes their law once again when the case hits the Supreme Court a second time the justices will most likely rule on it as being something other than moot.

Imagine you sue your city because they passed a law requiring all men to wear facial coverings, you sue because women are not required to. The city changes the law so that everyone has to wear facial coverings. The court looks at the law and says "He is suing because women are not required to cover their face, but the law now says they must so his case is moot." Now if your complaint was because you argued that it was unconstitutional to require facial coverings then your case would most likely proceed.