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**LarryG1978** · 02-23-2010, 10:48 AM

February 22, 2010, 5:21 pm

Police Announce Parade Crackdown

By ANDY NEWMAN

Ramin Talaie for The New York Times
The West Indian Day Parade in Brooklyn is one of the city’s biggest, and longest.

Everyone may love a parade, but the New York Police Department would like them a bit smaller, if you please. The department notified parade organizers throughout the city on Monday that starting April 1, their processions must cover 25 percent less distance and may no longer exceed five hours in duration.

The department said the scaled-down celebrations would require $3.1 million less worth of police presence than the current ones do, and will help the department avoid cuts in what it termed “essential police services,” including “conventional crime suppression, counter-terrorism and investigations generally.” All parades in the city must receive permits from the police, which specify the route and the length of the event.

It was not immediately clear which of the many dozens of annually occurring parades would be affected by the new five-hour time limit. The West Indian Day Parade in Brooklyn runs for a minimum of seven hours on Labor Day, organizers said, and the Puerto Rican Day Parade in Manhattan is a similarly all-day affair. The new rule will not affect this year’s St.

Patrick’s Day parade, which steps off March 17 with Grand Marshal and (Police Commissioner) Raymond W. Kelly at the fore.

http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/20...ade-crackdown/

Copyright 2010 The New York Times Company

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LarryG1978 Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 435 Senior Member	February 22, 2010, 5:21 pm Police Announce Parade Crackdown By ANDY NEWMAN Ramin Talaie for The New York Times The West Indian Day Parade in Brooklyn is one of the city’s biggest, and longest. Everyone may love a parade, but the New York Police Department would like them a bit smaller, if you please. The department notified parade organizers throughout the city on Monday that starting April 1, their processions must cover 25 percent less distance and may no longer exceed five hours in duration. The department said the scaled-down celebrations would require $3.1 million less worth of police presence than the current ones do, and will help the department avoid cuts in what it termed “essential police services,” including “conventional crime suppression, counter-terrorism and investigations generally.” All parades in the city must receive permits from the police, which specify the route and the length of the event. It was not immediately clear which of the many dozens of annually occurring parades would be affected by the new five-hour time limit. The West Indian Day Parade in Brooklyn runs for a minimum of seven hours on Labor Day, organizers said, and the Puerto Rican Day Parade in Manhattan is a similarly all-day affair. The new rule will not affect this year’s St. Patrick’s Day parade, which steps off March 17 with Grand Marshal and (Police Commissioner) Raymond W. Kelly at the fore. http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/20...ade-crackdown/ Copyright 2010 The New York Times Company
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