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Blue Note Jazz Club’s London Expansion at Risk Over Fears of Rising Crime
Fears of an increase in late-night crime could halt the plans for the Blue Note Jazz Club to expand to the U.K.
Plans for New York City’s iconic Blue NoteJazz Club to expand to the U.K. could be at risk, with London’s Metropolitan Police Service expressing fears of a potential “uptick in crime”. Airing their fears at a hearing with the Council on Thursday (Feb. 13), officers claimed that granting the application for the venue would “expose more people to crime and disorder in the immediate area and further afield”. “It is suggested that it is extremely likely that some of the dispersing jazz lovers may be inebriated to a greater [or] lesser extent [or] perhaps slightly disorientated by their emergence in to the cool night air,” one resident wrote.
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