The D.C. police department has established a curfew zone for kids and teens in the District’s U Street corridor, effective from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. from Thursday to Sunday.

Chief of Police Pamela Smith announced the expanded curfew Wednesday. Anyone 17 years old and under within the zone is not allowed to gather in a group of nine or more in any public place or on the premises of any establishment, according to a news release from D.C. police.

This is the second curfew put in place for the U Street area this summer.

The curfew doesn’t apply to kids and teens who are out with a parent or guardian.

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