New York City Retires MARCH Venue Raid Task Force, Launches CURE in its Place

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CURE is reportedly a more cooperative process developed in part by NYC’s Office of Nightlife.

Nearly three decades have passed since then-New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani introduced the Multi-Agency Response to Community Hotspots (MARCH) process by which local law enforcement coordinated venue raids. That system has now been put to rest in favor of a new one called Coordinating a United Resolution with Establishments (CURE).

MARCH established a venue raid protocol that led to “unnanounced, nighttime, multi-agency investigations,” according to a press release. CURE — which was developed in part by the New York City…