
Photos: Culture clash in the North End due to late-night revelry

Police have increased their presence in the North End because of noise complaints from residents.
Aram Boghosian for The Boston Globe
| October 22, 2012

Two police officers travel through the North End in their marked cruiser.
Aram Boghosian for The Boston Globe
| October 22, 2012

Sergeant Thomas Lema showed some of the trouble spots throughout the North End where residents have complained about noise.
Brian Feulner for The Boston Globe
| October 22, 2012

Weekend nights and early mornings bring a steady stream of people to the North End.
Brian Feulner for The Boston Globe
| October 22, 2012

Sergeant Lema told noisy walkers to quiet down as they entered the North End early Sunday morning.
Brian Feulner for The Boston Globe
| October 22, 2012

Alex Blaze, 18, Julianne Jeha, 18, and AJ Furtado, 19, yelled while standing on Hanover Street after 1 a.m.
Aram Boghosian for The Boston Globe
| October 22, 2012

Karen Tamms and Jeremy Berkowitz of Boston walked down Hanover Street around 1:45 a.m. looking for a cab.
Aram Boghosian for The Boston Globe
| October 22, 2012

Michelle Fleming, 21, of Boston spoke with Sergeant James Earle as he stood outside Bova's Bakery at 2 a.m.
Aram Boghosian for The Boston Globe
| October 22, 2012

Sergeant Lema got the attention of partygoers at a noisy apartment to tell them to quiet down.
Brian Feulner for The Boston Globe
| October 22, 2012

A couple walked together along Margaret Street at 2:30 a.m. in the North End.
Aram Boghosian for The Boston Globe
| October 22, 2012