One Front Street restaurant in DUMBO can bid farewell to the archaic Footloose laws that have been keeping them down. Last year the Community Board 2 committee voted against giving the establishment a cabaret license, but now the Brooklyn Paper reports the Department of Consumer Affairs has given them the thumbs up. more ›

This past Wednesday the Community Board 2 committee voted against a dance club at the corner of Front and Old Fulton streets in DUMBO. The cabaret license request was made by the owners of One Front restaurant, who want to add dancing to the 2nd floor of their establishment, which includes a restaurant on the ground floor and mezzanine. more ›

Could Bloomberg’s nanny state be loosening up? The Daily News has it that the mayor is considering relaxing the city’s Prohibition-era “Cabaret laws,” which make it illegal for three or more people to dance in a bar or restaurant unless the owner gets a costly and difficult-to-obtain permit. "We either want to eliminate the license or establish a different license so that it would be less onerous for people to engage in dancing," says an anonymous source in the Mayor's office. more ›