Monday
17Nov2008
2008 Snooze Years Eve
With the current economic carnage, we couldn't help but wonder if this year's batch of New Years Eve extravaganzas would be greatly subdued. It turns out our inkling was correct. Not only did the SLA quietly change the permitting process for getting a special 8 AM license, only 39 NYC bars and clubs got their application in on time, with just 33 getting approval. That means a lot of all night revelers will be heading home at 4 AM or earlier, and promoters will be selling fewer $250 tickets for their competing "parties of the year". [NY Post]
DBTH
Reader Comments (2)
If you read the article, you are quite wrong in that 33 of the permits have been approved. All it says is that 6 have so far been denied. From inside sources, it is expected that most of the other 33 permits will be denied as well. What a lame city this is turning into
Who the hell wants to go out after 4am with 6 hour open bars and BLAHHH~!!!
Basically gay men and the people that work in the business.
Get over it!
New years in NYC for the last 5 or so years has been downright gross!
No thanks to promoters and John Gable.