Bui Vien street-Fact or Friction? Q's for Vietnamese

Since last week June 1, 2014, the cops have allowed seating on the street AFTER 11pm. I live nearby n come to Bui Vien 2-3x a week.

There are more tourist now since the relaxed enforcement after 11pm.

Usually only the more down to earth locals go to Bui Vien. One time I had 2 high maintenance girls refuse to go there. They said it was too dirty.

It will be like before soon. Just a few days resting.

I was there last night.

Still no chairs, just the cover over the pavement,.
Yes the cops drove by once whilst I was there. I think I left about 9:30pm..
Tourist numbers seemed the same, but the feel of the street is not the same as before these restrictions!

I would prefer to see Bui Vien closed to everything but motorcycles and pedestrians if that were possible. The cleanliness doesn't appear to have changed, it's acceptable to me.
I did hear people saying that after 11pm the cops allow the seating to come out, but I don't know for sure.

I miss the seating on the side walk. It created a nice buffer zone from all of the people selling stuff to the tourists. It is also a great place just to watch people.