New York City settled a lawsuit on Wednesday stemming from its decision a year ago to shut down an art exhibit by Brooklyn College students that city officials deemed objectionable because of the explicit sexual content of some of the artworks, The New York Sun reported today. The exhibit, which was on display for only one day, featured images of gay sexual encounters and male genitalia, and because the show was in a public building, the artworks could be seen by anyone, not just people on the City University of New York campus.

According to the Sun, city officials concluded that they would lose a lawsuit filed by the students and their professor, and opted instead to pay each of them $750, plus legal fees, for a total settlement payout of $56,750. The Big Apple also offered a big apology. —Andrew Mytelka