The Bureaucratic Dance to End NYC Cabaret Law

The Brian Lehrer Show | Apr 19, 2017

Lauren Evans, freelance writer and contributor at The Village Voice and Jezebel, discusses her story about New York City's "racist" and "draconian" cabaret law and the fight to end it and Rafael Espinal, City Council member representing the 37th district, weighs in on how it effects his constituents.

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