Fresco's restaurant on East Columbus Ave was the scene of an early morning shooting in the Downtown area. Apparently, this restaurant has been functioning as a night club despite not having an entertainment license. Apparently, the restaurant had petition for an entertainment license but Mayor Sarno denied the permit based on past police records complaints. There is a Liquor License Commission hearing on the matter on May 15.
I agree with the Mayor that the City can not allow "a magnet that is attracting violence " and that the "wrath of the city " will come upon any business operating illegally. All of this sounds good and sounds tough on crime. But I have one question. If the Mayor denied a past request from the restaurants for an entertainment license based on past police complaints and there is not a permit to operate as a restaurant, Why didn't the Mayor shut down Fresco's operations?
I was recently in Downtown, the darkness of the place really bothered me. It gave me the feeling that I had to be careful. We have heard many people recently talking about downtown being safe and suggesting that the unsafe label portrayed upon downtown is a perception issue. Well incidents like this makes their case pretty hard to digest.
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Maybe like everything else "shady" in the city, it is owned by someone who is a "friend" of the mayor. Lisa
Why b2 bothered? its mostly puerto ricans who commit da crimes in dis city.
If you feel that you need to be careful downtown, you should try the north end, where YOUR people congregate!
On the post above, does this person really walks and visits the North End. probably NOT !!! So, instead of making commnets with racial undertones, try making productive comments and suggestions.
Lisa...gang....all of you.... The Mayor happens to be one of the most honest human beings I have ever known. No "gangster" affiliations; none. It simply isn't true. Gossip about him is just that; gossip. Untrue, unfounded and often repeated. How unfortunate. Find someone or something to which you can be loyal and then support them. Or just stop sippin' from the HATORADE.
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