“Believe it or not, it is against the law to have dancing in most New York City clubs and bars. Establishments that do not hold one of the city's few cabaret licenses are breaking the law if they allow their patrons to dance; if caught, they can be subject to fines and shutdowns… Some administrations did not enforce the laws, but in 1997, as part of his "quality of life" campaign, Mayor Giuliani used the dancing portion of the laws -- which requires bars and restaurants to hold a cabaret license if their patrons are going to dance -- to clamp down on problem or nuisance establishments… New York City's Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA) issues cabaret licenses to establishments, and enforces the cabaret laws. They claim that the problem isn't really dancing, but rather nuisances such as noise, violence, and filth cause by poorly managed nightclubs in residential neighborhoods, and would like to find an effective way to ameliorate these problems.”
This is so weird. Laws are so weird. 1926 coming back to oppress people in 2015.
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