QUESTION
Why was the Cabaret Law repealed, and what challenges remain?
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Dan Garodnick explains that the Cabaret Law was repealed because it was an outdated, homophobic restriction that no longer belonged in the city's rules.
- The law was seen as a relic of the past that made it impossible for people to dance in bars and restaurants.
- It was based on largely homophobic concerns about what was happening in NYC dance halls.
- While the law was repealed, lingering zoning limitations still keep the repeal from being fully effectualized.
- The city wants to address these zoning rules now, as they don't make sense in the present day.
Keith Powers
2:42:04
Okay.
2:42:04
Can you talk a little bit about why they repealed the Capire law?
Dan Garodnick
2:42:08
Yes.
2:42:08
I think what we viewed at the time was a a relic of the past, which made it impossible for people to be able to get up and dance And it was recognized as something which no longer belonged in the city's rules.
2:42:26
It was based on largely homophobic concerns about what was happening in bars and restaurants and dance halls in New York City.
2:42:41
And we did away with it.
2:42:42
But what we did not do away with the time was the lingering zoning limitations which keep the opportunity from being effectualized.
2:42:54
So we wanna deal with that now.
2:42:57
These rules, you know, frankly, just don't make sense, and we want to straighten
Keith Powers
2:43:01
them out.
2:43:02
Got it.
