HOW NOT TO MAKE NIGHTCLUBS SAFER:
Things between the city and club owners have gotten so bad that some owners are even reluctant to dial 911—not because, pace Public Enemy, it’s a joke but because they’re issued a “disorderly premise” violation every time they seek assistance. “Very often you do everything in your power not to call 911,” says Rodrigue. “What could be more dangerous than that?” One owner says he got a violation after he called cops to stop a man from beating his girlfriend with a pay-phone receiver.
And you can’t just blame Nurse Bloomberg for this one, as it was the same under Giuliani. Not very smart.