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Arts & Entertainment
NYC Launches ‘Elevate,’ A Support Group For Nightlife Workers
The mayor’s latest mental health program targets nightlife and entertainment.
By
Caroline Lewis
Arts & Entertainment
Report: Despite Venue Closures, The State Of NYC Nightlife Is **DJ AIRHORN**
Where is the biggest nightlife growth in the city happening? What exactly is the office planning to do to help promote and protect DIY venues in the future?
By
Ben Yakas
News
Meet The Night Mayor's New Sidekicks: The 14-Member Nightlife Advisory Board
The city has announced a 14-member board that will advise the city's lawmakers on matters pertaining to the nightlife industry.
By
Jake Offenhartz
Arts & Entertainment
City Council Set To Repeal Cabaret Law, Finally Legalize Dancing
On Tuesday, the City Council is set to repeal the reviled Cabaret Law, which has made dancing illegal in the vast majority of the city's bar and restaurants for nearly a century.
By
Jake Offenhartz
Arts & Entertainment
De Blasio, Praising Punk Rock, Signs Bill Establishing NYC 'Night Mayor'
"It's going to be even better in a place as cool as New York City," the mayor said, as a few dozen costumed guests, and one large peacock, filed into an adjacent room for a bordello-themed poetry night.
By
Jake Offenhartz
Arts & Entertainment
De Blasio Agrees To End NYC's Antiquated Anti-Dancing Law, On One Condition
De Blasio supports ending a widely-hated law against dancing in bars and nightclubs, but he wants more security cameras to document all your funky moves.
By
Jake Offenhartz
Arts & Entertainment
Former Webster Hall Director Wants To Be Night Mayor
The Night Mayor campaigning has begun.
By
Scott Heins
Arts & Entertainment
The 'Night Mayor' Cometh! NYC Set To Establish First Ever Office Of Nightlife
A bill poised to pass later this afternoon would give the mayor two months to appoint a Director of Nightlife, who will oversee the newly established Office of Nightlife.
By
Jake Offenhartz
News
DIY Venues Demand Repeal Of Widely Reviled Cabaret Law
"They started enforcing the Cabaret Law in Williamsburg right around the time they rezoned the whole waterfront to be condos," one venue owner said.
By
Emma Whitford
News
NYC Councilman Wants To Create A 'Night Mayor' To Protect DIY Venues
A city councilman plans to introduce a bill establishing the position of "night mayor" to serve as a liaison between City Hall and New York's $10 billion nightlife industry.
By
Jake Offenhartz
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