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UniWheel t1_j5mfpur wrote

Reply to comment by Double-Ad4986 in Why is there no lights for Skate Parks in NYC! by chengslate

>parks are supposed to close when the sun goes doen so that's probably why

That's common in the suburbs, but not in the city.

Many of NYC's parks are open until 10pm or 1am; 9pm for playgrounds though it does vary on a case by case basis - check out the park's department's own website.

I do suspect not wanting people there after dark may indeed be a factor.

But it is not correct in general to say that NYC parks close at dusk - unlike the suburbs, most really don't.

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Double-Ad4986 t1_j5mg4oq wrote

there's not an official closing like a gate that gets locked or whatever but literally on the NYC PARKS signs- most will say hours open "til sunset"

Literally every park I've been to in Queens says that

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PorchHonky t1_j5mpu6y wrote

Yea, but you know like central and riverside parks don’t just shut down at sunset, right?

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ClintGrant t1_j5n1ifk wrote

I’ve gotten ticketed 2x for “being in park while closed”

Tried to argue we didn’t know when it closed. Judge said something along the lines of unless signs say otherwise, public parks close at dusk. First time I got off with ACD? Second time I picked up trash for 8 hours with a stick with a spike at the end

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UniWheel t1_j5n3bf4 wrote

>Judge said something along the lines of unless signs say otherwise, public parks close at dusk.

Judge was making stuff up likely based on memories of their own teenage years

That's why you go to court prepared with documented facts

Of course, it's possible that the particular park you were in actually did close at dusk.

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UniWheel t1_j5n75o1 wrote

>All of NYC parks are operated by the Parks Department and closes at Dusk.

You have no idea what you're talking about.

See parks' own website

Central Park famously closes at 1am.

And yes, you can get a ticket if you're there - after that, not before.

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[deleted] t1_j5n7n2q wrote

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UniWheel t1_j5nacqf wrote

>It's all parks of the NYC parks green acres.

Wrong

> Central Park is entirely different due to it's size but no normal Nyer would be there after dark.

Wrong again, tons of ordinary people there in the evening

So now that you've proven you have no clue what you're talking about, goodbye.

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OneYungGun t1_j5s1gfw wrote

When I a teen I got a ticket for sitting on a park bench with another Orthodox Jew at the entrance to the park, after dark. There were literally guys less than 50 yards away selling drugs. My big crime was just being on the bench with a girl. Fuck the rules.

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