NYC is legally 4" - not palm - 4" to the handle/hilt - not edge length. There are a bunch of other rules too

Go to Bladeforums.com - they have a link to all the state (and some local) knife laws.

Yeah, the cop can give you a hard time below 4", but the DA will probably decline to press charges
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