Hundreds of party-goers returned to Washington Square Park on Friday after several weeks of calm
When officers tried to close the park at midnight, dozens of revelers surrounded a cop car
They played a recorded message on a loop, which said: Turn in your resignation. You are not needed here or anywhere
The NYPD told DailyMail.com there were no major incidents or arrests as of 2am on Saturday
July 4 mayhem descends on Washington Square Park as NYPD cops in riot gear enforce midnight curfew and kick ravers out
NYPD officers were forced to remove rowdy revelers from Washington Square Park as they spoiled what was mostly festive July 4th celebrations in New York City
For the second time over the holiday weekend, NYPD descended in force on the iconic Manhattan park as they attempted to squash another all-night rave
Officers could be seen lined up underneath the arch at the park s north side off Fifth Ave ahead of the midnight curfew
As the curfew approached, people reported hearing police sound a siren before officers moved into the park and forcibly moved the large crowd gathered there out of the area
NYPD arrest ONE person as they swarm troubled Washington Square Park on first night of holiday weekend, as torrential rain sends most out-of-control ravers home
Washington Square Park was uncharacteristically quiet Friday night while July 4 celebrations got into swing across the Big Apple
The torrential rain kept revelers at home, leaving cops outnumbering partygoers and standing aimlessly around the New York City landmark
Police appeared to arrest just one woman and load her into the back of a cop cruiser
The quiet night will likely come as some relief to the wealthy Greenwich Village residents living nearby
The public park has been a growing source of tension was ravers defy the curfew and party into the night
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Nader Hassaneen, 66, was punched in the face several times late on Sunday night as the city s Pride celebrations continued in Washington Square Park
Hassaneen had hot sauce thrown in his eyes when a woman attacked him for flying the American flag instead of the Pride flag
One bystander claimed Hassaneen used a homophobic slur - an accusation he denied in an interview with The New York Post
At least three people were also arrested earlier on Sunday afternoon
NYPD officers were seen in riot gear using pepper spray on parkgoers
Tensions were already high between the police and LGBTQ community after uniformed NYPD cops were banned from attending any official Pride events until at least 2025