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New York's Raines Law meant to crack down on drinking, but it instead gave rise to an industry of hotel brothels.
The New York State liquor tax law of 1896, also known as the Raines law, was authored by the New York State Senator John Raines and adopted in the New York State Legislature on March 23, 1896. [1] It took effect on April 1, 1896, was amended in 1917 and repealed in 1923.
Blue laws banned saloons from selling alcoholic beverages on Sundays, but the Raines law of 1896 permitted hotels to do so. When saloon keepers responded by creating bedrooms, which were then used for prostitution, the Committee demanded inspections of premises to distinguish legitimate hotels from saloons.
John Raines (May 6, 1840, in Geneva, Ontario County, New York – December 16, 1909, in Canandaigua, Ontario County, New York) was an American lawyer and politician from New York. He authored the 1896 Raines Law, which prohibited liquor sales on Sundays, except in hotels, which had the unintended consequence of fostering prostitution. [1]
Looks like former first daughter Chelsea Clinton and her husband, Marc Mezvinsky (both pictured below), are about to swap out their stunning $4 million New York City "starter pad" for a $10.5 ...
The Committee of Fifteen was a New York City citizens' group formed in November 1900 to combat prostitution and gambling.Established by influential members of New York's upper class, the Committee aimed to expose and reduce vice within the city, focusing particularly on areas where police corruption and political protection facilitated illegal activities.
An Italian tourist was slashed in the hand by a stranger in an unprovoked attack in Midtown Saturday morning, cops said. The attacker was armed with a “sharp object” when she slashed the 42 ...
111 Eighth Avenue occupies the full city block between Eighth and Ninth Avenues and 15th and 16th Streets in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City. [1] The building, completed in 1932, was designed by Lusby Simpson of Abbott, Merkt & Co. [2] [3] The building is 15 stories tall and has 2.9 million square feet (270,000 m 2) of floor space, more than the Empire State Building; [4 ...