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Anyone Surprised The East Village Has A Lot Of Liquor Licenses?
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Jaya Saxena
Published Apr 3, 2011
Modified Apr 3, 2011
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The Post didn't really need to count the number of liquor licenses for us to know that neighborhoods like the East Village, Hell's Kitchen and Greenwich Village have a lot of bars, but now we know just how many there are. The 10003 zip code, which makes up a good chunk of the East Village, wins for most liquored up neighborhood, with 474 liquor licenses within its boundaries. And apparently, it's a nightmare. One resident said, "It's like a red-light district. It's honking cabs all night. It's like a bad, disturbing dream." Well, hopefully all those drunks will get themselves into the neighborhood's 27 AA groups!
The 10011 area code (Chelsea/Greenwich Village) has 281 liquor licenses, but the highest number of Alcoholics Anonymous groups at 34. Park Slope doesn't even rank for most liquor licenses, but they still have 15 AA groups. The 10011 also ranked highest for self-identifying binge drinkers, which is defined as anyone who has had more than five drinks in one night a month. Isn't that everyone in the city?
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