ckayser Posted August 6 Report Share Posted August 6 Straight from Channel 4's website. Linky:http://www.newschannel4.com/cgi-bin/gx.cgi/AppLogic+FTContentServer?pagename=FutureTense/Apps/Xcelerate/View&c=NBCArticle&cid=NBCB1W982QC&p=NBCD3JZRB8C&live=trueStory if link doesn't work:NEW YORK, August 6 - Two Manhattan nightclubs that have long been trouble spots with police and New York City officials will be auctioned, according to a published report. The clubs, the Tunnel and Limelight, will be auctioned off to the highest bidder in U.S. Bankruptcy Court on Aug. 13. Peter Gatien, who owns the troubled nightclubs, has said he is ready to end his years-long battle with City Hall. City officials have complained that the Tunnel is a magnet for drugs and violence.In April, a 16-year-old patron was stabbed to death in a parking lot near the Tunnel. Two years ago, an 18-year-old died of a drug overdose there. The Chelsea nightspot has become a central target in Mayor Rudolph Giuliani's aggressive nightclub enforcement effort.Before bankruptcy Judge Robert Gerber ordered the auction sale, Gatien said in June that he was ready to sell the Tunnel privately and move on -- needing to pay off taxes he owes the state. Gatien's debt includes more than $5.7 million in state taxes and $2 million in back rent.Gatien doesn't own the buildings, but the court will sell the club's names, leases, equipment and liquor licenses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wackydream Posted August 6 Report Share Posted August 6 this is yet another example of how our government in its infinite wisdom seeks to "solve the drug problem" by means of decreasing the opportunities to obtain the wicked substances. they are overlooking a few minor points though:there are and always will be dumbasses going to clubsthere are and always will be dumbasses who OD in clubsthere are and always will be dumbasses who OD at homethere are and always will be dumbasses who want to make the city a "better place"these latter dumbasses will not look past the obvious into why there are dumbasses who OD and get violent, they will push the "war on drugs" and "quality of life" bs, while there might be other more effective methods of dealing with the problem. and excessive drug use and violence are a problem in this city, although it is by no means limited to the club scene. there is always harlem, and people get stabbed there fairly often. it doesnt even make the news anymore...something to think about: the netherlands have half the number of heroin addicts (in proportion to the population) of the number of addicts living in the US. thats WITH penalty-free marijuana and soft-drugs use. my econ professor last semester pointed out a curious fact: targetting the supply of drugs does not affect the demand for drugs, but raises the price (anyone who took basic econ can follow that on the supply-demand graph). hence we have less drugs sold, but at higher prices, making the business more lucrative and thus indirectly causing turf wars and violence. not to mention that the quality of drugs decreases, since with the already limited supply people get less picky, and "accidents", i.e. OD increases, cause people are taking crap. and those who want drugs will want and buy drugs for as long as they can afford them, and when they can no longer afford them and still want them badly enough, they will be forced to get them by means of violence. the gov't tries to catch the clubowners in the littlest things, which is the case with LL and tunnel, and was the case with twilo. i find it infuriating that the club scene gets stereotyped as the breeding ground for drug addicts, while most of the really dangerous drugs (heroin, etc) are done by rich white kids in suburbia, and they are not getting stigmatized for it. i apologize for stating the obvious facts, and if you were bored reading this, please dont post ten "here we go again" replies... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigpoppanils Posted August 6 Report Share Posted August 6 ACCORDING TO THE VILLAGE VOICE, IF THE TUNNEL CLOSES THE LANDLORD DOESNT WANT ANOTHER CLUB TO OPEN UP IN THE SPACE. i ALSO CANT IMAGINE MUCH OF A BIDDING WAR OVER THE TUNNEL DUE TO ITS REPUTATIONI CAN IMAGINE THAT MORE PEOPLE WILL BE BIDDING FOR THE LIMELIGHT DUE TO ITS GREAT BRAND NAME Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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