[Clemenza]

This happens to hit very close to home for me, as Marty Golden is my State Senator and this cafe is right near my local movie theatre. The cafe in question tends to attract a mix of Chinese and Puerto Rican kids, who often get into fights over computer space to play their idiotic video games. Even worse is these little punks have the gall to loiter on the stoops of neighboring houses, many of which are occupied by the elderly.

I am opposed to many of these proposals, but suggest a few ideas of my own: 1. Send officers to these cafes throughout the day to enforce truancy laws, 2. Immediately arrest the juveniles in question for loitering and 3. Warn the cafe owners to keep their "clients" in line and ticket them for not cracking down on unruly patrons.

I also wish the cafe owners would create "quiet zones" in the cafe for adults. I had to leave another cafe close to my apartment do to a gang of obnoxious, foul mouthed Arab kids who took it over to play games and mouth off at eachother.

[Clemenza]

On the other hand shutting them down and licensing them is nearly as totalitarian as the smoking ban. I have a feeling that Marty is getting tough on these places as the elderly are the largest voting block here, while the owners of the cafe are Chinese immigrants with little political interest.

[firebrand]

Marty received state Republican money for his campaign last fall, and this is how he repays business owners.

I don't like the cafe in Times Square. The sign saying NO GANG BANDANNAS was enough to put me off. But my secret cafe is very nice. A few arguments over games sometimes--once or twice when I was here.