Friday, September 7, 2012

So, how about that 'nightlife district' in the East Village?

Well, it doesn't seem as if that idea for an East Village "nightlife district" is off to a rousing start. On Wednesday night, CB3's Economic Development Committee met to hold preliminary conversations about zoning changes that would place restrictions on the location of clubs and large bars.

As Grub Street reported today, committee co-chair Richard Ropiak said while the idea might have worked 20 years ago in the East Village, "it ain't going to happen now."

Paul Seres of New York City Hospitality Alliance told Grub Street that the city "probably isn't ready for a dedicated club district, but that it might be able to create one 'post-Bloomberg.'"

Bloomberg only has one or two more terms, right?

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10 comments:

  1. AnonymousSeptember 7, 2012 at 2:42 PM

    It was going to happen, until the Board discovered that the nightlife district would cover 14th Street south to Delancey, west to Broadway and east to Avenue D.

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  2. GojiraSeptember 7, 2012 at 4:34 PM

    In 18th century Tokyo, then known as Edo, there was a strictly delineated entertainment district, with the rest of the town being kept residential. So 350 years ago the Japanese already knew the value of segregating the noisy drunks away from people who wanted some peace and quiet. Too bad NY didn't do the same when it had the chance.

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  3. Pumpkin PatchSeptember 7, 2012 at 4:42 PM

    Anon 2:42,

    Doubtful, that would still leave a couple of blocks east of Avenue D spared.

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  4. abrodSeptember 7, 2012 at 5:01 PM

    Why isn't the Meatpacking district the nightlife district? Seems like it already is to me, with the megaclubs etc.

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  5. blue glassSeptember 7, 2012 at 5:02 PM

    if it's a good idea - any idea - don't expect it to be acceptable to government.
    confusion rules and the more layers of bureaucracy the the easier it is to do nothing constructive.

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  6. Uncle WaltieSeptember 7, 2012 at 6:41 PM

    I wish I had a fucking night life.

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  7. Richard D JamesSeptember 7, 2012 at 7:28 PM

    where are the "mega clubs" in Meatpacking?

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  8. AnonymousSeptember 7, 2012 at 7:39 PM

    Maybe we can put all the bars on Roosevelt Island. They can have that all to themselves.

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  9. AnonymousSeptember 7, 2012 at 9:43 PM

    The far west side used to be the club district until some geniuses decided that manufacturing by day and clubs at night should be replaced by condos everywhere

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  10. AnonymousSeptember 8, 2012 at 1:10 PM

    Bloomberg is a mayor for life.

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