The Bloomberg administration is rethinking laws that dictate where clubgoers can and cannot dance, and considering abolishing the dancing restrictions completely. [Compensation for the smoking ban?] This will break (Lotus owner and New York Night Life Association President) David Rabin's little black heart. Rabin says he's concerned about increased regulatory power but has used the cabaret laws against competitors in the past by informing police of dancing violations. Then again, the Bloomberg administration seems to have a determined "no fun" policy, so it'll probably be regulated dancingthe "twist" is fine, but anything invented between 1981 and 1993 is strictly forbidden.
After 77 years, cabaret laws face rewrite [NYT]