WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — The first of the new Juvenile Curfew Zones was announced on Friday, barring kids 17 and younger from D.C.’s Navy Yard after 8 p.m.
This comes after D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser signed the Juvenile Curfew Emergency Amendment Act of 2025 into law earlier this week.
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The zones are set in areas where large groups of children gather or intend to gather “in a manner that poses a risk of substantial harm to public safety,” the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) said Friday.
The perimeter of the Navy Yard Juvenile Curfew Zone is as follows:
- To the north: I-695 and Virginia Avenue, SE
- To the east: 8th Street from Virginia Avenue to M Street, SE; 4th Street from M Street, SE to the Anacostia River
- To the south: M Street between 4th and 8th Street, SE; Potomac Avenue, SE and the Anacostia River between South Capitol Street and 4th Street, SE
- To the west: South Capitol Street, SE from the Anacostia River to I-695
Curfews within the zone begin at 8 p.m., starting on Friday, July 11, and will last through 11 p.m. on Sunday, July 13. The citywide curfew will take effect at that point and last through 6 a.m. Monday.
Everyone 17 and under is prohibited from gathering in groups of nine or more within the zones, including in any public place or establishment. Exceptions can be found online here…