acidhd Posted February 8 Report Share Posted February 8 NYPD.Says Drugs are a problem.justv heard on channel 7 news. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeeker Posted February 8 Report Share Posted February 8 and Factory?????holy shit. this is crazy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
girly Posted February 8 Report Share Posted February 8 oh nooo. any word if they will be opening again? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaysea Posted February 8 Report Share Posted February 8 o man....OH KNOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!NOW THERE GONNA BE EVERYWERE!!!NOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!if exit stay's closed.... i wonder what EVERY CLUB in ny will be like!!TIme to move to England! LOL:laugh: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeeker Posted February 8 Report Share Posted February 8 Originally posted by jaysea o man....OH KNOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!NOW THERE GONNA BE EVERYWERE!!!NOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!if exit stay's closed.... i wonder what EVERY CLUB in ny will be like!!TIme to move to England! LOL:laugh: :laugh: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LavenderMenace Posted February 8 Report Share Posted February 8 PRESS RELEASE > NO. > 2003-011 > Friday, February 7, 2003 > > > NEW YORK CITY POLICE COMMISSIONER RAYMOND W. KELLY AND SPECIAL NARCOTICS PROSECUTOR BRIDGET G. BRENNAN ANNOUNCE CLOSURE OF TWO NIGHTCLUBS IN MANHATTAN ON CHARGES OF ONGOING ILLEGAL "DESIGNER" DRUG ACTIVITIES > New York City Police Commissioner Raymond W. Kelly and Special Narcotics Prosecutor Bridget G. Brennan today announced the closure of two large nightclubs in Manhattan on charges of ongoing illegal drug activities. The Sound Factory, at 616-620 West 46th Street, and Exit, at 610 West 56th Street, were closed on Friday, February 7, by order of the New York State Supreme Court. These closing orders are subject to modification by the court. > > "The New York City Police Department is combatting the illegal narcotics trade everywhere in our city – not only in the streets, but also in nightclubs," said Commissioner Kelly. "Our detectives did a terrific job throughout this investigation. Thanks to their hard work, we are sending a clear message to nightclub owners: If you allow illegal drugs to saturate your business and endanger your patrons, we'll shut you down." > > Special Narcotics Prosecutor Brennan said: "Most of those we are prosecuting are college students who seemed to have no preciation of the legal consequences to themselves or the harm that their distribution of the drugs brought to their customers. The special treatment they received in the exclusive areas of the clubs enhanced their sense that they could conduct criminal business with impunity." > > Both nightclubs have been the scene of numerous narcotics crimes, usually involving illegal "designer" drugs, such as Ecstasy (methylenedioxy methamphetamine or MDMA) and Special K (ketamine). In Exit, undercover detectives not only purchased drugs easily, they also observed many club patrons using them in the open. In other incidents, detectives purchased benign substances that the sellers claimed were illegal drugs, a common ploy used by narcotics dealers to defraud naive drug buyers. > > The nightclub was previously the subject of a nuisance abatement action, in September 2000. After extensive negotiations with the club owners at that time, Exit was allowed to operate after club management agreed to institute numerous anti-drug policies, including hiring an independent private-sector inspector general, or IPSIG, to monitor and report on club activities. The IPSIG agreement covered a nine-month period, from October 2001 to June 2002. > > At the Sound Factory, the larger nightclub with a capacity of more than 1,400 people, undercover detectives purchased Ecstasy, Special K, methamphetamine, cocaine and marijuana. During the investigation, drug use by patrons was clearly in the open. In fact, on Jan. 26, 2003, a 19-year-old woman overdosed and was removed from the club in an unconscious state. The Sound Factory was also temporarily closed by nuisance abatement order on April 30, 1999. > > This investigation was initiated by the Narcotics Division of the New York City Police Department and the investigation was assisted > by the office of the Special Narcotics prosecutor and the NYPD's Civil Enforcement Unit. The Civil Enforcement Unit secured nuisance abatement closing orders against 649 locations across the city in 2002, for charges including illegal narcotics, gambling, ostitution, auto crime, stolen property, alcohol beverage control law, and trademark infringement offenses. > > Eleven defendants are being prosecuted for drug sales inside the clubs by the Office of the Special Narcotics Prosecutor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jxfx Posted February 8 Report Share Posted February 8 oh no....that must suck for those ppl that were plannin to go there tonight...damn...that means overflow of of ppl elsewhere.i heard a third club was closed too..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeg Posted February 8 Report Share Posted February 8 good god... what a gang-fuck... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crowina Posted February 8 Report Share Posted February 8 quote from thier site(sf)"The Soundfactory will be closed on Saturday Feb 8th. The club will be OPEN next Saturday Feb 15. We apologize for the short notice."I remember when limelight said they would open next week...i hope the same thing does not happen.....now if it does re-open...YOU BE GOOD GIRLS AND GOOD BOYS! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattm2o Posted February 8 Report Share Posted February 8 Yeah it means More Stupid G heads at vinyl! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lillizzy Posted February 8 Report Share Posted February 8 crackies on the loose!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
girly Posted February 8 Report Share Posted February 8 R.I.P soundfactory<~~ i hope i don't have to say this, i know its just a club but i have had so many good times there over the last couple of years.. But i kind of think it is gone because it has gotten so out of hand:( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phuturephunk Posted February 8 Report Share Posted February 8 Originally posted by mattm2o Yeah it means More Stupid G heads at vinyl! This is so fucking bad . . This is so incredibly fucking bad . . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeeker Posted February 8 Report Share Posted February 8 This is nuts. Well, to the dismay of many, I think it's safe to say that Danny Tenaglia and Arc just became THE place to be on Friday night.Mainstream NYC clubland just vanished. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattm2o Posted February 8 Report Share Posted February 8 Originally posted by zeeker This is nuts. Well, to the dismay of many, I think it's safe to say that Danny Tenaglia and Arc just became THE place to be on Friday night. To The Dismay? It has BEEN THEE, Premier friday for the last 4 years! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeeker Posted February 8 Report Share Posted February 8 um, I think you know what I mean. Not including last week, how have Arc's numbers been? Not too good correct? That's gonna change. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonStephen Posted February 8 Report Share Posted February 8 I think I know whats next.......my home away from home Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lillizzy Posted February 8 Report Share Posted February 8 where was that press release taken from? it doesnt exist on the nypd press release site... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattm2o Posted February 8 Report Share Posted February 8 Originally posted by zeeker um, I think you know what I mean. Not including last week, how have Arc's numbers been? Not too good correct? That's gonna change. No I dont know what you mean, the friday numbers have been consistant, yet still down from a year ago, I know the saturday #s have been significantly down but evey club isn't pulin the same #s they did a year or 2 ago Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeeker Posted February 8 Report Share Posted February 8 Originally posted by mattm2o No I dont know what you mean, the friday numbers have been consistant, yet still down from a year ago, I know the saturday #s have been significantly down but evey club isn't pulin the same #s they did a year or 2 ago do you think Arc's numbers will pick up? I have a weird feeling they will. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattm2o Posted February 8 Report Share Posted February 8 Originally posted by zeeker do you think Arc's numbers will pick up? I have a weird feeling they will. I didnt say they wouldnt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeeker Posted February 8 Report Share Posted February 8 Originally posted by mattm2o I didnt say they wouldnt ok, then what are you talking about then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siceone Posted February 8 Report Share Posted February 8 maybe everyone will go to the world and WEbster hall? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonStephen Posted February 8 Report Share Posted February 8 Originally posted by siceone maybe everyone will go to the world and WEbster hall? yeah, maybe.....thats if they're still openguaranteed other places get hit......Exit and SF are just the first two Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocksteadyct Posted February 8 Report Share Posted February 8 agreed? agreed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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