York State Liquor Authority

More bad news for Scores West.

Nearly a month after undercover cops arrested four dancers on charges of prostitution, shock jock Howard Stern's favorite strip club lost its liquor license on Wednesday.

The State Liquor Authority unanimously voted to suspend the gentlemen's club's license, after determining the embattled venue posed "an immediate and imminent threat to the public."

Bachelor's parties are advised to report immediately to Scores East.

Full SLA smackdown after the jump.  read more »

- Chris Shott

Lawyers for Spirit nightclub in Chelsea offered the State Liquor Authority 100,000 reasons--and by reasons, we mean dollar bills--not to take away the beleaguered venue's remaining right to serve booze just one night a week.

But SLA Chairman Dan Boyle said fuggetaboutit!

"This is one of the worst places I've seen in operation since I've been on the Board," Mr. Boyle stated in a press release. "To consider a fine to resolve this would be inappropriate."

Instead, the panel summarily suspended the alleged building-code-breaking, violence-prone, noisy drug den's liquor license on Wednesday.

Full release after the jump.  read more »

- Chris Shott

After playing host to two stabbings and one fatal shooting this past week, 11th Avenue basement boozery "Club Hush" was stripped of its liquor license indefinitely on Friday.

The bar, which only began slinging suds and shots this past February, was charged by the State Liquor Authority with a slew of regulatory infractions that perhaps exceeded even its guest list, including building, fire, and health code violations, as well as "unlicensed cabaret activity" (i.e. dancing) and "improper use of a trade name."

In the club's defense, more appropriate monikers "Snafu" and "Fubar" were already taken.

Full release after the jump.  read more »

- Chris Shott