Overview
- Police will field well over 1,000 officers supported by about 450 public-order staff, roughly 1,200 private security employees and around 600 fire and rescue personnel.
- The Kwartier Latäng around Zülpicher Straße will be cordoned with controlled entry to prevent overcrowding, with residents granted access on ID.
- Glass bans will apply in hotspot areas including the Old Town, Kwartier Latäng and the Inner Green Belt, and the city will deploy about 750 mobile toilets, including 480 in the Kwartier Latäng.
- Authorities are urging revelers to avoid realistic weapon props and war-referencing costumes tied to the Ukraine and Gaza conflicts, calling such outfits tasteless and grounds for intervention.
- City officials expect crowd pressure to ease somewhat this year with more festivities shifting indoors.