Bid for 24-Hour Nightlife Districts in NYC Follows Up Related Proposal in Chicago
24-hour nightlife districts? Sure, please!
The NYC Workplace for Nightlife is combating for this variation, which might prolong hours effectively previous the usual 4 AM curfew. The proposal comes as a part of a bid to assist NYC nightlife thrive post-COVID, after over a yr spent in lockdown.
Beforehand, 24-hour fashions like this have been efficiently applied in Berlin and Amsterdam. Bringing this idea to the US will surely brighten up the dance music scene for locals and vacationers alike.
Senior Govt of NYC Workplace for Nightlife, Ariel Palitz, explains to WCBS:
All the things is on the desk proper now. We’re recommending this as a pilot to establish areas the place 24-hour use may be applicable; new licenses which are dedicated to internet hosting group programming in change for this allowance in sure areas have proved wildly profitable.
Earlier this yr, Chicago Metropolis Alderman Carlos Ramirez-Rosa proposed an identical concept for Chicago, the birthplace of home music. Taking the idea a step additional, his idea consists of workshops and courses to accompany the all-nighters. Extra on this beneath.
Home music was born in Chicago. I’ve met many vacationers who’re shocked to be taught Chicago has no late-night Home music golf equipment. We must always think about permitting two 24-hour nightclubs (one downtown/northside, one southside) to faucet into the worldwide marketplace for Chicago Home music.
— Ald. Carlos Ramirez-Rosa ✶ (@CDRosa) June 1, 2021
Membership closes at 12pm. Lecture on Frankie Knuckles begins at 2pm.
— Ald. Carlos Ramirez-Rosa ✶ (@CDRosa) June 1, 2021
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