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Posted on 08/15/2026 9:24:07 AM PDT by dennisw
No shoes, no shirts, no teens … no problems.
A Jersey Shore beach town banned all unaccompanied minors from night activities in a citywide crackdown to stop dangerous gatherings that have led to brawls and underage drinking.
The Cape May City Council unanimously voted to implement curfews in the city, which block anyone under 18 without an adult from beach access starting at 8 p.m. and from any other public space in the city after 10:30 p.m., according to the newly passed ordinances.
“The Cape May Police Department would like to remind residents, visitors, and families about several new City ordinances designed to help keep our beaches, promenade, and community safe,” officials said Thursday.
“These ordinances are intended to help maintain a safe and enjoyable environment for our residents and visitors, particularly during the busy summer season.”
The new orders set up two curfews for the adultless youngsters to thwart any rowdiness or out-of-control partying in the beach resort town.
Cape May Mayor Zachary Mullock said the ordinances are to stop troublemakers from other parts of the Jersey Shore making their way to the popular vacation hotspot after hours.
“We really wanted to make sure we didn’t become the afterparty to some of the other towns that have already made this move,” Mullock said, according to WPVI.
“After 10:30, we all know it’s not normally the best stuff that happens then, so to me, honest as a parent myself, I think there’s a good thing,” he added.
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No more teen shenanigans, drinking and brawling. Banned!
Good law. But now you have to enforce it and if the public hisses at it they will break it and there aren’t enough cops to cover the area involved. Remember the beaches in LA during covid and the mask mandate? Cape May has made cops babysiters with the new law. And even if they go to the top limit of the fine, $2K, for a while the criminal intent of the minors out there will not have any effect as the parents of these animnals don’t care or want to be responsibile. So any impact will be down the road when money and a little jail time for the minor isn’t scary. They were going to jail anyway with what they were already doing and the gangs have a lot more than the fine in their petty cash.
wy69
Punish everyone for the acts of a few.
Cape May putting a curfew on minors in public spaces during peak season is common-sense order. Parents and towns have every right to set boundaries when crowds and behavior get out of hand. Freedom doesn’t mean chaos.
Another “this is why we can’t have nice things” moment.
Cape may don’t mess around. It is a beautiful spot to vacation.
And it is more a defense than fixing a problem as Cape May hasn’t had the problem the other resorts have had.
Good law. But now you have to enforce it and if the public hisses at it they will break >>>> It is a defense move so the felons don’t move to CM from the other northern beaches.
go to the bay
White teens punished for Black teens consistent nasty ass culture.
Everyone has to be penalized for the actions of the usual group.
White teens punished for Black teens consistent nasty ass culture.>>> Sorry but it is mostly white teenagers make trouble in ocean city,etc.
“White teens punished for Black teens consistent nasty ass culture.”
Exactly.
They’ll move.
Hometown of the famous JAYSKI. And they decide we need to crack down on these crazy teens.
Yes. There are clearly other places where it is rowdy black teens. But Cape May problems usually have
been white teens.
Curfew crackdown is a sane thing for teenagers because night time sometimes end up being prison time.
Feeling bold and being stupid is a bad mixture.
The Jersey shore has plenty of other drinking, gambling, amusement park, boardwalk, greasy fries and pizza, game arcade and dive bar towns, especially Wildwood.
Cape May started out at a Christian retreat and has always been a very quiet town, with its oldest part featuring dozens of beautiful Victorian rooming houses in the “gingerbread” style. Its small promenade has things like ice cream or candy shops and bike rental, not bars or nightclubs. Its Sunset Beach plays the National Anthem at a flag lowering ceremony every evening at dusk.
Families go there for the lack of anything to do other than enjoy one’s children or spouse, the nature trail, and the quiet atmosphere. It’s entirely right to try to hold onto its historic ethos.
Wildwood = South Philly in a shoebox
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