Overview

• Construction started on June 23 and will add new gates and reinforced panels to the park’s perimeter by the end of 2025
• Under the Senate’s plan the park will be locked from 10 p.m. (11 p.m. in summer) until 6 a.m. to combat drug dealing
• Costs have climbed above €2 million for the barrier and lighting, plus roughly €800,000 a year for security staffing
• The Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg district has lodged legal challenges and activists insist the measure ignores root causes like addiction and homelessness
• Roughly 900 people demonstrated against the build on June 23 and about 35 blocked park entrances the next morning as up to 150 officers stood by