The Velvet Rope, the downtown club which had a big long rap sheet of offenses, including violence and what police have called a near riot, settled up with the liquor board and the police at a hearing yesterday.
The liquor board fined the club $3,500 but let the club keep its license. And the club owner struck a deal with police, which requires valet parking for certain events and a new security plan ...
What's this? An open dialogue between the police, liquor board and a troubled club? After