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nluken t1_jdhx7cv wrote

Reply to comment by Maxpowr9 in Black leaders are developing Nubian Square. Can they revitalize the economic heart of Black Boston? by bostonglobe

It's a dagger for sure but you could get some improvement by encouraging businesses to extend their hours. For every bar that stays open til 2, there's another one that closes at or before midnight (on weekends no less!). If you can get those places to stay open later you can drastically improve late night options without any additional licenses.

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Maxpowr9 t1_jdhy8e9 wrote

More licenses in more residential neighborhoods means people can walk home from bars and not have to worry as much about Ubers and trains/busses.

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nluken t1_jdi0kt0 wrote

Yes I agree that more licenses is the solution, I just wanted to point out that there are some things the nightlife czar can do outside of that.

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altorelievo t1_jdknkb4 wrote

After going to other cities (eg. NYC, Philadelphia, Chicago) there is a noticeable difference wrt the nightlife scene. I can't say I know all the details about will change or needs to change (pros/cons) besides the obvious of having now been able to hope around from Roxbury to East Boston to Allston to North End to Cambridge (not Boston but still) bar hopping and having a sick time

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