2. (a) It shall be an unlawful discriminatory practice for any person,
being the owner, lessee, proprietor, manager, superintendent, agent or
employee of any place of public accommodation, resort or amusement,
because of the race, creed, color, national origin, citizenship or
immigration status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression,
military status, sex, disability, marital status, or status as a victim
of domestic violence, of any person, directly or indirectly, to refuse,
withhold from or deny to such person any of the accommodations,
advantages, facilities or privileges thereof, including the extension of
credit, or, directly or indirectly, to publish, circulate, issue,
display, post or mail any written or printed communication, notice or
advertisement, to the effect that any of the accommodations, advantages,
facilities and privileges of any such place shall be refused, withheld
from or denied to any person on account of race, creed, color, national
origin, citizenship or immigration status, sexual orientation, gender
identity or expression, military status, sex, disability or marital
status, or that the patronage or custom thereat of any person of or
purporting to be of any particular race, creed, color, national origin,
citizenship or immigration status, sexual orientation, gender identity
or expression, military status, sex or marital status, or having a
disability is unwelcome, objectionable or not acceptable, desired or
solicited.