NYC Anti-Dancing Law Repealed

As expected, New York Mayor Bill de Blasio signed legislation repealing a more than 90-year-old law that banned dancing at nightclubs.  

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“Nightlife is part of the New York melting pot that brings people together,” de Blasio said, adding that the law, which banned dancing in bars and restaurants that lacked a cabaret license “didn’t make sense.”

Critics said the law being as a racist attempt to police Harlem clubs in the 1920s.

Nightlife advocates hailed the repeal, which takes effect 30 days from Nov. 27. 

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