Mayor Bill de Blasio and the Office of Nightlife take aim at the 24-block chunk of the Lower East Side dubbed "Hell's Square," where the density of bars and clubs has been accused of ruining the neighborhood.
NYC's month-long WorldPride celebration wrapped up on Sunday with one of the biggest Pride Marches the city has ever hosted.
”Culture helps your whole city, your whole community, even if you don't partake in it,” David Byrne said at Tuesday's rally on the steps of NYC's City Hall.
Bill recommends The Clash’s ’London Calling’ -- ”There's many good hits on that one.”
The new online home for NYC's Office of Nightlife collects resources, guidelines, and other information pertinent to running a venue, club, or other nightlife operation.
”While polls show that 70% of New Yorkers support our plans and investment,” Amazon says, ”a number of state and local politicians have made it clear that they oppose our presence and will not work with us to build the type of relationships that are required to go forward with the project we and many others envisioned in Long Island City.”
Most New Yorkers caught smoking weed in public would not be arrested under the new enforcement policy, which the NYPD is to begin following in September.
New York City Mayor Bill Di Blasio officially signed the bill to repeal the 91-year-old Cabaret Law that required clubs, bars and restaurants to have a license to allow dancing.