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Mayor signs nightlife bills into law By Albert Amateau Mayor Bloomberg last week signed three bills into law introduced by City Council Speaker Christine Quinn in response to violent deaths last year involving nightlife venues. One bill would allow a club to avoid suspension or revocation of its cabaret license if it agrees to hire an independent monitor approved by police to oversee the club’s operations and recommend measures to insure compliance with the law. The monitor would report his findings regularly to NYPD and the Department of Consumer Affairs. A second bill requires clubs to install digital surveillance cameras at all entrances and exits to record activity outside during operation hours and two hours after closing. Consumer Affairs may suspend or revoke a cabaret license for failure to comply or for unauthorized used of the tapes. The third bill amends the Nuisance Abatement Law to allow police to padlock businesses that make, store or sell false identification documents. “The three bills represent a joint effort by the City Council and the Administration to enact common-sense measures to increase the safety of the city’s nightlife, address the problem of fake IDs and ensure that the city remains the nightlife capital of the world,” the Mayor said.
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