The park has become ground zero to a movement protesting the mayor’s homeless policies. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Curfews”
Residents and Revelers Clash Over Washington Square Park
By Gotham Rex on June 18, 2021
As the pandemic eases, the park has attracted crowds of young people who regard it as a place to let loose. Residents say the scene is out of control. Source: New York Times
A Curfew and Clashes With Police in Washington Square Park
By Gotham Rex on June 8, 2021
The confrontation over a new restriction at the Greenwich Village gathering spot has raised tensions over officers’ conduct. Source: New York Times
New York to End Bar and Restaurant Curfew in May
By Gotham Rex on April 28, 2021
The curfew, which currently requires establishments to stop serving customers at midnight, will end statewide on May 17 for outdoor dining areas and May 31 for indoor dining. Source: New York Times
Soon at Bars, It’s Adios to ‘Cuomoritos’
By Gotham Rex on April 28, 2021
Lawmakers are expected to move to pause Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo’s rule that forced bars and restaurants to serve food with alcoholic drinks. Source: New York Times
Do Curfews Slow the Coronavirus?
By Gotham Rex on January 23, 2021
A restriction more often used in natural disasters, or to quell unrest, has never been tested against a pathogen like the virus. Source: New York Times
Why This Force of 150 Sheriff’s Deputies Is Enforcing Virus Rules
By Gotham Rex on December 14, 2020
The New York City Sheriff’s Office, a law enforcement team unknown to most New Yorkers, has been thrust into the spotlight during the pandemic. Source: New York Times
19% Positivity Rate as Outbreak Accelerates in N.J.’s Largest City
By Gotham Rex on November 11, 2020
After nearly one in five residents who were tested over three days last week were found to have the coronavirus, Newark announced a set of strict new rules. Source: New York Times
Young New Yorkers Want You to Know Why They’re Marching
By Gotham Rex on June 14, 2020
No longer, they say, could they just post on Instagram, or just give money, or just vote. They needed to be out in the streets. Source: New York Times
Curfew Lifts for 11th Day of Protests in N.Y.C.: Live Updates
By Gotham Rex on June 7, 2020
Demonstrations in Times Square, Grand Army Plaza and Central Park have proceeded peacefully as the evening approaches. Source: New York Times
Protests in N.Y.C. Continue for a 10th Day: Live Updates
By Gotham Rex on June 6, 2020
Crowds of thousands thronged bridges and blocked streets in largely peaceful demonstrations. Source: New York Times
‘Kettling’ of Peaceful Protesters Shows Aggressive Shift by N.Y. Police
By Gotham Rex on June 5, 2020
Officers have charged and swung batons at demonstrators after curfew with seemingly little provocation. The mayor said he would review any reports of inappropriate enforcement. Source: New York Times
N.Y.C. Protesters Defy Curfew, Which Police Again Aggressively Enforce: Live Updates
By Gotham Rex on June 5, 2020
The crackdown appeared less intense than the night before, with fewer violent confrontations, but officers were still forceful in dispersing demonstrators. Source: New York Times
De Blasio Denounced After Police Forcefully Clash With Protesters
By Gotham Rex on June 4, 2020
The mayor drew jeers at a memorial for George Floyd in Brooklyn the day after the police aggressively enforced an 8 p.m. curfew. Source: New York Times
How Protests Have Made the City Feel Like New York Again
By Gotham Rex on June 4, 2020
The city had been besieged by the virus. But New Yorkers who were dutifully shutting themselves in behind doors have now turned out by the tens of thousands to be heard. Source: New York Times