Addaboy1 Posted July 31 Report Share Posted July 31 From the NY Times. I guess I know who most of the city clubbers will be voting for! lolhttp://www.nytimes.com/2001/07/31/nyregion/31BOLD.html?searchpv=nytTodayNew Milieu for a Fund-Raiser By JAMES BARRON JUNIOR VASQUEZ is an influential house-music D.J. whose home base used to be Twilo, the Chelsea club that law enforcement officials and MAYOR RUDOLPH W. GIULIANI labeled a public nuisance in 1998. The city won a three-year fight in May when the Appellate Division of the State Supreme Court ordered Twilo to hand over its cabaret license, effectively putting the club out of business. Now Mr. Vasquez — who performed at the Tunnel, another club plagued by drug arrests, in the 1990's — has a new gig: MARK GREEN'S campaign for mayor. Mr. Vasquez is scheduled to perform at a fund-raiser for Mr. Green on Aug. 14, at xl, a new gay bar in Chelsea. Mr. Green has already signaled that he would be less aggressive than Mr. Giuliani was in going after nightclubs. In May he said that he supported cracking down on clubs where there are "credible reports" of drug use or under-age drinking. But he also said he would try to balance the needs of neighborhoods with what he called the clubs' economic benefits. While Mr. Vasquez has never been associated much with politics, he is a symbol of late-night life in New York. "He was a D.J. at Twilo, not an owner of Twilo — he just worked there," a Green campaign spokesman said, "and he's quite a popular D.J." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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