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Tompkins curfew déjà vu; Cops say closing park is complicated
Deputy Inspector Ralph Clement, center, said closing Tompkins Square Park is challenging due to lack of manpower. The Parks Department PEP supervisor at right, however, said his agency doesn’t want the job, either. (Photo by The Village Sun)

Tompkins curfew déjà vu; Cops say closing park is complicated

December 2, 2022

BY LINCOLN ANDERSON | Updated Dec. 2, 1:30 p.m.: It felt like the ’80s all over again, as East Village locals heatedly argued at a…

‘Zero tolerance’: Sixth Precinct top cop says Washington Square pot vendors will be arrested
Captain Stephen Spataro speaking at the big police-led meeting on Washington Square Park at Our Lady of Pompeii Church last June. (Photo by The Village Sun)

‘Zero tolerance’: Sixth Precinct top cop says Washington Square pot vendors will be arrested

March 15, 2022

BY LINCOLN ANDERSON | It looks like the cannabis casbah in Washington Square Park is going up in smoke. Saying it’s important to snuff out…

Closing time: Cops enforce early curfew in Washington Square on rainy weekend
Police massed outside Washington Square Park on Saturday evening. A few bands were playing in the park but it was not as crowded and raucous as usual due to the weekend's rainy weather. (Photo by Sharon Woolums)

Closing time: Cops enforce early curfew in Washington Square on rainy weekend

May 31, 2021

BY THE VILLAGE SUN | Updated June 1, 12:45 a.m.: Rainy weather dampened the impact of the new police crackdown on loud music and late-night…

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