Business / Crime

State grants topless bar booze permit

Representatives of Community Board 2 are furious that state authorities have agreed to grant a liquor license to the owner of Platinum Pleasures, a topless bar set to open soon on Lafayette Ave., despite fierce opposition from board members, community residents and businesses.

Business / Crime

Board 2 rejects another strip club

Community Board 2 is continuing its crusade against strip clubs that it says tarnish the neighborhood’s reputation, attract prostitution and violence and prey on women. At its Jan. 11 meeting, the board turned down a plea from the owner of the shuttered BadaBing topless club to support his effort to [...]