Título en español.

Abstract

This essay represents an attempt to reflect upon the nocturnal city and the policies that regulate it, in this case linked with forms of thinking about the night and the street. The author‘s purpose is to expose the complexity and contradictions surrounding the analysis of the new Code of Public Order for Old San Juan, later extended to the core of Río Piedras and Santurce, Puerto Rico. Just as its name suggests, this Code seeks to establish certain norms of behavior that regulate the use of urban public space, specifically the street, during the night. The author‘s intention is not to establish moral judgments about the city‘s criminality, disorder, order, or aesthetics. Rather, she is interested in exploring the paradoxical dynamics engendered by the Code, specifically regarding the role of the local government and the participation of youth in Old San Juan.