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In New York, for purposes of state law, there are only four hours Monday through Saturday in which alcohol may not be served: 4:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. On Sundays the limitation is six hours: 4:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. This was designed to accommodate both New York City nightlife and late-night workers statewide
The New York City Cabaret Law was passed in 1926, during the Harlem Renaissance.An attorney and professor challenging the cabaret law wrote that the law originally targeted jazz clubs in Harlem and the social mixing of races, [7] but a historian of the period rejects the view and said there is "little evidence" for that to be the case.
Elbow Bones and the Racketeers was an American big band-era styled male/female vocal group, created by August Darnell, [1] and best known for their hit single "A Night in New York", written by Ron Rogers [2] and Deborah Clarkin, [3] and released on the EMI label. It was sung by Stephanie Fuller. It entered the UK Singles Chart on 14 January ...
The Rules of the City of New York (RCNY) contains the compiled rules and regulations (delegated legislation) of New York City government agencies. [1] [2] It contains approximately 6,000 rules and regulations in 71 titles, each covering a different city agency. [1] [2] The City Record is the official journal of New York City. [3] [4]
Willie Colón performing opening night at the new Copacabana [1] on July 12, 2011, in Times Square, New York City. The Copacabana (named after Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro) opened on November 10, 1940, [2] [3] at 10 East 60th Street in New York City.
Ten Nights in a Bar Room is a 1910 American silent short drama produced by the Thanhouser Company. Adapted from the novel Ten Nights in a Bar-Room and What I Saw There by Timothy Shay Arthur, the production focuses on Joe Morgan after he has become a hopeless drunkard. Often Morgan's young daughter, Mary, comes to beg her father to return home.
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The five Mafia families in New York City are still active, albeit less powerful. The peak of the Mafia in the United States was during the 1940s and 50s, until the year 1970 when the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO Act) was enacted, which aimed to stop the Mafia and organized crime as a whole. [ 23 ]