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November 2, 2017 • $1.00 Volume 87 • Number 44

Council votes to end law banning dancing in bars, restaurants BY L AUREN GILL

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verybody cut footloose! Dance fans are boogieing across the boroughs following the City Council’s Tuesday vote to repeal a Prohibition-era law that banned dancing in establishments — including bars and restaurants — without a spe-

cial license. Opponents of the statute said it’s about time the legislation — which many alleged is discriminatory — is abolished, so that they and other beat lovers can get down in peace. “The authoritarian and racist cabaret law has terrorized DANCING continued on p. 20

Diversity plan aims for District 1 schools to mirror the district BY LEVAR ALONZO

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ower East Side and East Village parents have long advocated for more racial inclusion in their district’s elementary schools. On Thurs., Oct. 26, the city’s Department of Education announced it is launching a pilot school choice program for a school-choice

system aimed at increasing racial and socioeconomic diversity in schools in Community School District 1. The pilot program, called Diversity in Admissions, is the first of its kind in New York City, and includes a Family Resource Center. It will go into DIVERSITY continued on p. 8

PHOTO BY Q. SAKAMAKI

Heavily armed police mixed in among Village Halloween Paradegoers Tuesday night, just a few hours after the deadly terror attack nearby on the Hudson River bikeway.

Rampage on bikeway; Terrorist mows down 8 BY COLIN MIXSON AND REBECCA WHITE

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terrorist killed eight people and injured 12 others with a pickup truck he drove onto the Hudson River bike path bordering West St. in Lower Manhattan Tuesday, in the deadliest act of terror to rock the city since 9/11. “This was...a particularly cowardly act of terror aimed

Hallo revelers not scared...... p. 10

at innocent civilians, aimed at people going about their lives, who had no idea what was about to hit them,” Mayor Bill de Blasio said at a press conference shortly after the incident. Sayfullo Saipov was behind the wheel of the truck he rented from Home Depot when he entered the bike path at W. Houston St. outside Pier 40 at 3:05 p.m. He accelerated to high speeds heading south, crushing cyclists and pedestri-

ans along the way, according to Police Commissioner James O’Neill. A chilling scene of bodies, bikes and car parts littered the bike path in the suspect’s wake. Good samaritans who witnessed the carnage rushed to lend assistance, according to one witness. “I see a huge pile of completely trashed bicycles covered in what looked like parts of ATTACK continued on p. 4

Acker Awards co-founders split in feud.............p. 2 Marte marches on L.E.S. and Chinatown ......... p. 12 www.TheVillager.com


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