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Park Officials Deny Request to End Park Curfew 
Posted by CN Staff on December 04, 2002 at 12:50:17 PT
By The Associated Press
Source: Associated Press
The city Parks and Recreation Department refused on Wednesday to extend the closing hours of Central Park to allow the organizers of the annual John Lennon vigil to hold an all night memorial for the slain singer. Organizers had hoped Mayor Michael Bloomberg would be more sympathetic to their cause than the previous Giuliani administration, which imposed the 1 a.m. curfew because park officials said they didn't want the organizers throwing "all-night pot parties celebrate (Lennon's) memory." 
"It's a matter of public safety," said Megan Sheekey, spokeswoman for the Parks Department. "It's just a precedent that there are no overnight events in the park. If we changed that rule for them, we would have to do so for everyone else." Tom Leighton, who ran for mayor two years ago under the banner of the Marijuana Reform Party, and co-organizer Candido Bonilla said that before former Mayor Rudy Giuliani took office in 1991, the Lennon vigil lasted all night. They formed the Memorial Committee in 1994 and battled City Hall for years to end the curfew. Neither Leighton or Bonilla returned calls for comment after the decision. Lennon was shot dead by a deranged fan in front of his Central Park West home on Dec. 8, 1980. Harrison died Nov. 29 following a bout with cancer. Complete Title: Park Officials Deny Request to End Park Curfew for Lennon VigilSource: Associated Press  Published: December 4, 2002Copyright: 2002 Associated Press Related Articles & Web Sites:Marijuana Reform Partyhttp://www.marijuanareform.org/NORML Ad Campaign Pictureshttp://www.freedomtoexhale.com/ad.htmGeorge Harrison Dies at 58 http://cannabisnews.com/news/thread11454.shtmlCritics at Lennon Tribute Will Not Let It Be http://cannabisnews.com/news/thread7956.shtml
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Comment #1 posted by The GCW on December 04, 2002 at 13:24:21 PT
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