Mayor Muriel Bowser on Tuesday issued a statement expressing her disappointment in the Washington, D.C., Council for delaying the extension of youth curfew zones, warning the lapse could undermine public safety efforts ahead of the summer months. 

The Council voted this week to postpone action on emergency legislation that would have extended the authority for police to designate juvenile curfew zones, allowing the measure to expire on April 15. The delay means the zones will lapse before lawmakers reconvene later in April.