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DC Council passes permanent youth curfew after final vote
The D.C. Council approved a permanent youth curfew in an 8-5 vote on Tuesday. The bill grants Mayor Muriel Bowser or the D.C. police chief broad authority to establish curfew zones that can begin as early as 8 p.m. FOX 5 D.C.'s Tom Fitzgerald has the latest.
WASHINGTON - D.C. police announced additional curfew zones this weekend in Chinatown, Navy Yard and Benning Park. The additional curfew zones are on top of a previously announced curfew zone on the U Street corridor.
What we know:
The zones will be enforced from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. on Friday, May 29, Saturday, May 30, and Sunday, May 31.
Under the order, groups of nine or more people under the age of 18 are prohibited from gathering in public places within the designated areas unless they are participating in exempted activities.
Where the curfew zones are:
Chinatown
- West boundary: 9th Street NW
- North boundary: I Street NW
- East boundary: 6th Street NW
- South boundary: E Street NW
Navy Yard
- West boundary: South Capitol Street SE
- North boundary: I-695 (Southeast/Southwest Freeway)
- East boundary: 8th Street SE
- South boundary: Anacostia River
Benning Park
- West boundary: Benning Road SE
- North boundary:G Street SE from Benning Road SE to 51st Street SEFitch Street SE from 51st Street SE to Southern Avenue SE
- G Street SE from Benning Road SE to 51st Street SE
- Fitch Street SE from 51st Street SE to Southern Avenue SE
- East boundary: Southern Avenue SE
- South boundary: H Street SE
U Street Corridor
To the north:
- V Street from 15th St to Vermont Ave, NW
- Vermont Avenue to Florida Avenue, NW
- Florida Avenue to 9th Street, NW
- 9th Street to Barry Pllace, NW
- Barry Place to Georgia Avenue NW
To the east:
- 7th Street from T Street to Florida Avenue, NW
- Georgia Avenue from Florida Avenue to Barry Pllace, NW
To the south:
- T Street from 15th Street to 7th Street, NW
To the west:
- 15th Street from V Street to T Street, NW
A separate citywide curfew for juveniles under 18 begins nightly at 11 p.m. and lasts until 6 a.m. the following morning.