A political activist from New Orleans who once pleaded “no contest” to paid a Brooklyn barber $500 to open for the day in a publicity stunt protesting coronavirus lockdown restrictions — but was quickly cut short by cops.Police closed down Beard Barberia Cut & Shave in Williamsburg just minutes after Liberate America founder Frank Scurlock cut his girlfriend’s hair for $1 as part of the stunt, but neither Scurlock nor shop owner Ilya Iskhakov were cited for violating the restrictions — and got off with a warning, Scurlock said.It was the only haircut of the day, and it was unclear if...…A political activist from New Orleans who once pleaded “no contest” to paid a Brooklyn barber $500 to open for the day in a publicity stunt protesting coronavirus lockdown restrictions — but was quickly cut short by cops.Police closed down Beard Barberia Cut & Shave in Williamsburg just minutes after Liberate America founder Frank Scurlock cut his girlfriend’s hair for $1 as part of the stunt, but neither Scurlock nor shop owner Ilya Iskhakov were cited for violating the restrictions — and got off with a warning, Scurlock said.It was the only haircut of the day, and it was unclear if...WW…

A gate at a closed Williamsburg playground was welded shut Monday to keep out those who repeatedly cut the lock to get in during the coronavirus shutdown — only for a bolt cutter-wielding mob to let themselves in hours later.The welding by city workers at Middleton Playground infuriated parents, who say the playground should be opened up, not sealed even tighter.“How long can we keep our kids in prison?” asked one mom of six in the predominantly Hasidic area of Brooklyn, who declined to give her name. “I don’t feel like I live in a free country.”Workers at the playground, which is bounded...…A gate at a closed Williamsburg playground was welded shut Monday to keep out those who repeatedly cut the lock to get in during the coronavirus shutdown — only for a bolt cutter-wielding mob to let themselves in hours later.The welding by city workers at Middleton Playground infuriated parents, who say the playground should be opened up, not sealed even tighter.“How long can we keep our kids in prison?” asked one mom of six in the predominantly Hasidic area of Brooklyn, who declined to give her name. “I don’t feel like I live in a free country.”Workers at the playground, which is bounded...WW…

It’s their party and they’ll die if they want to.The tenants of a Tribeca apartment have turned their pad into a crowded, mask-free illicit nightclub complete with bouncers, booze for sale and a $100 cover charge, a new lawsuit alleges.The owner of the building at 81 Hudson St. — where a 17-year-old boy drunkenly as cops broke up a 123-person party over the weekend — filed a Manhattan Supreme Court lawsuit Tuesday alleging that occupants Kurt David and Jean Elbaum-David hold weekly liquor-soaked bashes with DJs blasting tunes from their second- and third-floor abode.The rowdy parties have...…It’s their party and they’ll die if they want to.The tenants of a Tribeca apartment have turned their pad into a crowded, mask-free illicit nightclub complete with bouncers, booze for sale and a $100 cover charge, a new lawsuit alleges.The owner of the building at 81 Hudson St. — where a 17-year-old boy drunkenly as cops broke up a 123-person party over the weekend — filed a Manhattan Supreme Court lawsuit Tuesday alleging that occupants Kurt David and Jean Elbaum-David hold weekly liquor-soaked bashes with DJs blasting tunes from their second- and third-floor abode.The rowdy parties have...WW…