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  "textContent": "D.C. has once again put special curfew zones in place as officials try to get ahead of large teen gatherings this weekend.\n\nThe curfews in Navy Yard and the U Street corridor went into effect at 8 p.m. on Friday and last until 11 p.m. The same goes for Saturday and Sunday.\n\nThis means anyone under 18 can’t gather in groups of 9 or more in public places, with only a few exceptions.\n\nPolice say the curfew is in response to social media posts promoting meet-ups in two popular nightlife areas. Now, the city is stepping in before crowds move in.\n\nThey’ve been working to stop these large gatherings of kids.\n\nSeveral youth curfew zones were in effect over the summer following large rowdy \"teen takeovers\" as they were known. DC police made several arrests at these gatherings — one over Fourth of July weekend, then another in the fall that involved the National Guard.\n\nIn an effort to curb those gatherings, in 2025, the District passed a law that established a citywide curfew and also gave the chief of police the authority to establish and extend curfew zones.\n\nThe last additional curfew zones we saw were in November.\n\nThese curfew zones will be in effect from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. this Friday, Saturday and Sunday.\n\nOfficials say people under 18 can’t gather in groups of nine or more. That’s then on top of the city-wide curfew, which is in effect for all juveniles from 11 p.m. to 6 a.m. the next morning.\n\nThis is Interim Police Chief Jeffrey Carroll’s first time enacting these curfew zones, as Pamela Smith announced her resignation in December.\n\nMany business owners support the curfews, saying the young kids had gotten out of hand and hit their businesses hard.\n\nBut others have argued that curfews didn’t solve the root issue of why these kids were out late in the first place, and that they don’t give kids proper support.\n\nIt's not clear yet if the curfew zones will extend past this weekend.",
  "title": "Enhanced juvenile curfew in effect this weekend for Navy Yard, U Street corridor"
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