Overview
- Community Board 2 held a discussion Wednesday night on using fixed chains to enforce the park’s midnight curfew instead of movable barricades.
- Parks Committee Chair Tobi Bergman proposed stanchions with a chain, and the committee voted to send his resolution to the full board.
- Opponents cite a 2005 community deal that kept gates off the table to preserve open access and the park's character.
- Several residents point to recent NYPD actions that they say have reduced crime and question whether new barriers are needed.
- If the board expresses support, the Parks Department would assess how such closures would work and how much they would cost.