Islington Council, working closely together with Islington Police, has introducing a borough-wide Controlled Drinking Zone (CDZ).
Also know as a Designated Public Place Order, it means police can stop people drinking alcohol in public when they are causing, or likely to cause, a nuisance.
People won't be banned from drinking in public places - or stopped from having a beer with a picnic or barbecue - but it does give police extra powers to deal with anti-social drinkers.
Five smaller zones already exist in Islington to tackle local alcohol problems, and similar zones exist in London boroughs like Hackney and Camden.
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