CLEVELAND — West 6th St. in Cleveland will have a different atmosphere going forward for the Browns football season; no more tailgates ahead of the team’s games.

According to a city spokesperson, the city has monitored the tailgate and is aware of “escalating behavior” drawn to the area by the event.

“We had previous conversations with the organizers to express concerns about both the size of the crowd that attends their tailgate as well as the city resources and personnel needed to manage a crowd condensed in a space that is in direct proximity to multiple bars,” the spokesperson said in a statement. “Unfortunately, the lawless behavior continued, and the decision was made to not issue permits for the tailgate going forward this year.”

The spokesperson said alternative options have been discussed with organizers for what the event could look like in 2025, such as hiring private security, and plans to keep collaborating in order to balance fan experiences with public safety. The city said this decision will not affect tailgates at The Pit and the Muni Lot.

“The city has an obligation to prioritize public safety above everything else,” the spokesperson said in a statement. “We have seen extraordinary decreases in homicides and overall violent crime and want to ensure that we’re taking deliberate actions to make certain those positive trends continue.”

Organizers said in a social media post that all future tailgates for the season have been postponed. 

“There have been issues AFTER our events and city officials have been unable to handle all the safety issues being brought up by the neighborhood property owners,” the post read. “We have been assured that these events are NOT happening at our event, but rather, are happening near or in the vicinity of our event.”

In the post, the organizers say they hope to bring back the tailgate in 2025.

The organizers later posted asking for fans who have attended in the tailgate’s past 14 year history, asking for them to contact city council member Kerry McCormack to share why the tailgate matters to the community.