New York City Cabaret Law
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new-york-city-cabaret-law-206-6485119
title:
New York City Cabaret Law
text:
The New York City Cabaret Law was a dancing ban originally enacted in 1926, during Prohibition, and repealed in 2017. It referred to the prohibition of dancing in all New York City spaces open to the public selling food and/or drink unless they had obtained a cabaret license. It prohibited "musical entertainment, singing, dancing or other form of amusement" without a license. Critics argued that the license was expensive and difficult to obtain and that enforcement was arbitrary and weaponized a
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encyclopedia
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Nightlife legislation
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_City_Cabaret_Law
date created:
2017-03-12T20:08:12Z
date modified:
2024-09-10T17:26:57Z
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