Bars in NYC to close at 1:00am???

[Suzie]

This appeared on page six of the New
York Post:

January 30, 2004 -- BAR and nightclub owners are in an uproar over a
proposal that would require a "nightlife license" to stay open after1 a.m.
City Consumer Affairs Commissioner Gretchen Dykstra is pushing a plan
that would require a special two-year license for any nightspot with a
capacity of 75 or more where the music would be 90 decibels or higher. A
place would be padlocked for up to 10 days after three noise or other license
violations.

David Rabin, president of the New York Nightlife Assn. and co-owner of
Lotus, says Dykstra's plan would let the city effectively shut bars
and nightclubs down at 1 a.m. "This bill will end up closing New York at 1
a.m.," Rabin warned. "It's no longer going to be the city that never
sleeps. We're united on this - everyone from the little bars to the biggest
nightclubs. The best-run bar in the universe could not stay open
under the conditions in this proposal."

Please take a moment and go to the link below and send Gretchen Dykstra a
message in regard to this issue:

Please file a complaint under "Opinions on NYC Cabaret Laws"