As we tweeted in the wee hours this morning, another bar has been shuttered by the 7th Precinct. This time, it's Welcome to the Johnsons at 123 Rivington Street. Last night, the NYPD and city attorneys showed up with...
Last night we were at Foundation, 137 Essex Street, the latest target of the 7th Precinct's Lower East Side nightlife crackdown, which was slapped with three bright orange restraining order stickers citing underage drinking, overcrowding and safety hazards.
But The...
For the past eight months, we've been following the 7th Precinct's nightlife crackdown closely. As bar after bar is shut down temporarily for alleged underage drinking and other violations, tensions between the Police Department and nightlife operators rise sharply....
At last night's Community Board 3 meeting, there was more drama surrounding Mason Dixon, the always controversial-now defunct bar at 133 Essex Street. In the end, the board voted (31-3, with 1 abstention) to approve nightlife operator Matt Levine's...
It appears the long soap opera involving Lower East Side bar Mason Dixon may be nearing an end. Last night, Community Board 3's SLA Committee approved (4-2-1) a proposal from nightlife operator Matt Levine to take over the troubled...
One week after being shut down by the NYPD for alleged underage drinking, Max Fish is reopening tonight. After two days of negotiations in civil court, owner Ulli Rimkus and city attorneys reached a settlement.
While the legendary Ludlow Street...
A short time ago, we posted an item on last night's 7th Precinct Community Council meeting. In spite of persistent questions from a Grub Street reporter, Deputy Inspector Nancy Barry and Captain David Miller declined to discuss their Lower...
Here's an update on the plight of Max Fish, which was shuttered by the NYPD last weekend for alleged underage drinking violations. The legendary bar's owner, Ulli Rimkus, and city attorneys spent a full day in settlement talks yesterday....
As we tweeted a short time ago, the NYPD shut down legendary Lower East Side bar Max Fish tonight for alleged underage drinking and operating after hours. Shortly before 10 p.m., officers arrived in front of the bar, located...
Mason Dixon is finally back open, after being shut down by the NYPD for alleged underage drinking violations April 8th. But the mechanical bull party on Essex Street appears to be coming to an end. Grub Street spoke with...
