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NYPD detail remains at Washington Square Park after federal enforcement operation, parks staff say
Summary
Park conservancy and the borough commissioner told Community Board 2 that a post‑raid NYPD detail — about 30 officers per shift, with an eight‑officer leadership team — remains stationed near the park's northwest corner; conservancy officials said programming and horticulture, not enforcement, are their primary tools.
WASHINGTON SQUARE PARK — A sustained NYPD presence set up after a federal enforcement operation is still stationed at Washington Square Park, and park leaders said the detail has helped enforce park conditions while the conservancy focuses on programming and maintenance.
Will Morrison, the executive director of the Washington Square Park Conservancy, told Manhattan Community Board 2’s Parks & Waterfront Committee that the NYPD assigned what he described as “about 30 police during the day, 30 police at night” with an eight‑officer leadership structure based at the northwest corner of the park. “This is staying at the park until further notice,” Morrison said, adding that he has not been given an end date by NYPD.
Morrison said the deployment followed a multi‑year federal investigation…
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