Tonic, Scenic, & Rothko Raided, Dark Room reopened

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Posted in NYC | music on December 15, 2005

Tonic, Scenic, & Rothko Raided, Dark Room reopened | Pacha

"...Hanging at Pacha you'd never know that below 14th Street, the battle between the residents, bars, and police had just been amped up another notch. The weekend of December 2, to hear one witness tell it, Avenue B looked like a zoo. Police trotted up and down the block on horses, a giant police van parked outside Le Souk, and the men in blue set up a checkpoint, carding drivers. One witness counted 16 or so cops between East 3rd and East 2nd. And more L.E.S. bars, including Scenic, Rothko, and Niagara, were visited over the week by precinct police and the nightlife task force (MARCH—Multi-Agency Response to City Hotspots)......It was rumored that Tonic got a cabaret violation for its allegedly unlicensed basement, but calls to the club were not returned......" [That and more by Tricia at the Voice]

AND
* Misshapes moved to Don Hills, raises price
* Jessica Alba at Misshapes
* MC Steinberg at Misshapes
* Blue States Lose

Previously
Loose Record / Levy show @ Fat Baby Raided
Rififi, Scenic, others Raided by MARCH
Misshapes Raided | Moving to Don Hill's?

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