Riverfront
Green in Peekskill will be closed to the public from dusk to sunrise beginning
Monday night due to recent vandalism, graffiti and illegal dumping.
A chain
and lock will be put in place to prevent people from entering. Police say that
they also do not want people to park their cars at the park after dark.
The
reaction from the Peekskill residents has been mixed.
Ronald
Merriweather, a Peekskill resident, said, “That
don't make sense to me...People aren't animals. We have to figure out
another way to do things…That's ridiculous.”
Another
resident, Toni Bertoline, said “If it helps to prevent any
problems or possible damage to the park, maybe that's something they should
look into.”
Police say if you find yourself in the park after its been
locked, you will have to contact police to let you out.