A Major Nuisance For Cities

"Newly reelected mayor John Street [believes that] the proliferation of nuisance takeout restaurants is one of the city's most pressing quality-of-life/public safety issues." Police confirm that crime reports center around areas with nuisance establishments. "[S]top-and-go's, which combine bulletproof glass and late hours with 40s and malt liquor [yield] effects ranging from mild disturbances, like late-night noise, to violence and drug sales." A legal loophole allows "any liquor license [to] be transferred from one person to another privately, without any chance for public debate." This causes serious problems, as buildings can be reopened as bars even if a school or church had since moved in nearby. One community group opposing the stores has dubbed itself "Neighbors Organized Against Maddening, Outrageous and Rowdy Establishments (NO MORE)."