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NYPD slaps a summons on chess-playing mentors in Inwood Hill Park
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Parents at a Manhattan park are outraged that the NYPD slapped summones on a group of chess players who have mentored their children.
Cops in the 34th Precinct hit seven men with violations on Oct. 20 for using the stone chess tables inside a playground at Inwood Hill Park.
The playground is off-limits to adults without minors with them under Parks Department rules.
The summonses - first reported on DNAinfo.com - cited the men for failing to obey park regulation signs. They have to answer the charges in Criminal Court on Dec. 28.
"When people are just playing chess, I don't see a real reason for a summons for that," said Joanna Johnston, whose 7-year-old son learned the game from the men.
"A warning would have been sufficient."
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