As gun violence continues to impact young lives in Newark, the city has put renewed focus on a long-standing — but often unenforced —policy: its youth summer curfew.
Now in full effect from 11 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. daily, the curfew requires anyone under 18 to be off city streets unless accompanied by an adult. The measure, in place through the start of the new school year, is designed to reduce youth exposure to danger and connect them with critical resources…