"Elaine's" founder directs ashes be scattered on Second Avenue

Restaurant legend Elaine Kaufman directed in her will that her ashes be scattered on Second Avenue, the location of her famous uptown eatery.

Kaufman, who died Dec. 3 at 81, wrote in her last will and testament: "It is my desire that, upon my death, my body be cremated . . . I direct that my ashes be spread over Second Avenue of New York City."

The only problem is that it's illegal to spread ashes in a public place -- and it might not be an appetizing option for the clientele of her literary landmark cafe.

via www.nypost.com

In Connecticut, the dispostion of one's remains is governed by statute. Sec. 7-64 of the Connecticut code requires that "[t]he body of each person who dies in this state ... be buried, removed or cremated within a reasonable time after death."  The final disposition of a cremated body is to be recorded in a crematory.

Local health laws and regaulations governing public spaces likely control where and when remains may be scattered.  More likely than not, parks and public areas of the like will not allow such scattering;  but open areas such as local waters and non-goverened public areas would not have any such regulations., though local waters such as tidal areas and rivers may have EPA regulations which govern discharge  of foreign objects.