ARTS and CULTURE
Nighttime NYC: Law’s Repeal Alone Won’t End City’s Dance Drought
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‘In real terms, the repeal alone is not going to increase the number of spaces that are able to offer dancing.’
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Nighttime NYC: Underage Drinking Still an Issue at Pub Cited in the Past
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The Abbey has had a series of underage drinking complaints since 2013, according to the State Liquor Authority.
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Nighttime NYC: How Nocturnal Trash-Pickers Profit from Discarded Treasures
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Although the pursuit has traditionally been about finding necessities, online sites and flea markets allow people to easily profit from once-trashed treasures.
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Nighttime NYC: Cabaret Law May Be Gone, But Zoning Still Curbs Dancing
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‘The Upper East Side is a residential neighborhood, people do not come to this neighborhood for dancing,’ was one City Council office’s take.
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Nighttime NYC: Chelsea Clubs, Bars Celebrate Repeal of Cabaret Law
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‘It was frustrating having to tell customers why they can’t dance. Especially when you have good music going on.’
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Nighttime NYC: 12-Step Groups Squeezed for Space
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Many 12-step groups that meet in New York church basements and rectories after business hours have had to close or move when the churches sold off property or raised the rents to cover the church’s own expenses.
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Nighttime NYC: LES Residents, Community Board Wary of New Liquor Licenses
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Residents have dubbed on area ‘Hell Square’—a 24-block area below East Houston Street with over 100 full liquor licenses.