Letter to City Council concerning lack of action in reforming the Zoning Resolution bans on dancing, after the 2017 repeal of the Cabaret Law which had little impact on increasing venues offering dancing.
Document Author: Alan Sugarman
Letter 3-06-2019 to Department of City Planning Requesting Review of Zoning Resolution re Dancing
Third letter to Department of City Planning discussing the 1989 changes to the Zoning Resolution made in response to the Chiasson cases striking down portions of the Cabaret Law as to music performances, and noting the lack of response to prior letters. There was no response to this letter. On conclusion is that the DeBlasio administration had no intention to move forward with removal or restrictions against dancing.
Letter 2-18-2019 to Department of City Planning Requesting Review of Zoning Resolution re Dancing
Second 2019 letter requesting Department of City Planning to take the lead in providing a zero-based analysis of each provision of the Zoning Resolution affecting dancing and requesting mapping to show areas in City where dancing was banned.
Letter 2-12-2019 to Department of City Planning Requesting Review of Zoning Resolution re Dancing
Letter to DCP requesting mapping of areas where dancing is prohibited. Despite the recognition that the 2017 repeal of the Cabaret Law did not affect the Zoning Resolution’s ban on dancing in many sections of the City, a year later no visible action or movement had taken place to remove the restrictions. This letter was the first of three intended to determine if the Department of City Planning was taking any action to study amendment to the Zoning Resolution.