New curfews at Washington Square Park and Tompkins Square Park raise questions

Monday June 7, 2021 ADVERTISEMENT [As NYPD Sets New Park Curfews, A Battle For Public Space Is Brewing In Manhattan]( [Washington Square Park on Sunday night]( [After a year in which some quality of life concerns took a back seat, the NYPD appears to be cracking down on park activity, including the impromptu gatherings that served as a lifeline for many in the last year.]( ADVERTISEMENT ICYMI: More Stories From Today [Maya Wiley stands with her hands on her hips behind the statue of the "Fearless Girl" which is a statue of a girl looking defiant with her hands on her hips, with little girls also mimicking the pose]( [Mayoral Candidates Fan Out Across The Boroughs In Last Weekend Before Early Voting]( A new poll out Monday from NY1 and Ipsos found Adams had surged ahead with 22% of those polled. However, the polling does not reflect the past week as it was done at the end of May. [A photo of a social distancing sign]( [NY State To Lift Most COVID Restrictions Once 70% Of Adults Partially Vaccinated]( "We will be back to life as normal, or as normal as life can be as opposed to COVID." [de Blasio sits on a couch with relatives of Justin Wallace]( ["We Will Find This Killer" Of 10-Year-Old Boy, Mayor Says]( Justin Wallace was fatally shot by a person who opened fired in front of a house in the Rockaways on Saturday. [Seamless]( SPONSORED [Historic Foodie Heaven: A Seamless Guide to the West Village]( Seamless West Village favorites like Joe's Pizza, Morgenstern's Finest, Anton's, White Horse, Taim, Kuxe and more! [Ralph Ciattarelli stands at a lectern with wood paneling behind him]( [MAGA Mounts Bid For GOP Nomination In New Jersey Against The Mainstream]( Two of the three major Republican candidates for governor in the Garden State think Trump won the November election. [A photo of Bruce Springsteen performing on Broadway]( [The Boss Is Back: Bruce Springsteen "On Broadway" Returning For Shows This Summer]( This will be the first Broadway show to return since the start of the pandemic. [AOC endorses Maya Wiley in City Hall Park on June 5th.]( [In Surprise Announcement, AOC Backs Maya Wiley As Her First Choice For NYC Mayor]( "The stakes can't be higher," the congresswoman said. "We’ve already tried Giuliani’s New York. We’ve already tried Bloomberg’s New York." [Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel perform in Central Park, black and white photograph, on a stage with band members]( [NYC Enlists Clive Davis For Mega-Concert In Central Park As Part Of "Homecoming Week"]( "This is going to be an amazing, memorable, once in a lifetime week in NYC," Mayor de Blasio said. The concert will take place in August. [Colorized scanning electron micrograph of an apoptotic cell (teal) infected with SARS-COV-2 virus particles (purple), isolated from a patient sample. Image captured at the NIAID Integrated Research Facility (IRF) in Fort Detrick, Maryland.]( [Coronavirus Statistics: Tracking The Epidemic In New York]( These charts show the growth of COVID-19 in New York City and State, as well as in NYC boroughs. ADVERTISEMENT [Support Us]( [Gothamist on Facebook]( [Gothamist on Twitter]( NYPR Network [WNYC]( [Gothamist]( [WNYC Studios]( [NJPR]( [WQXR]( [New Sounds]( This email was sent to {EMAIL} from this list](    [update subscription preferences]( New York Public Radio · 160 Varick Street · New York, NY 10013 · USA