The GM of controversial Upper East Side club Vudu Lounge had his application for a new country-and-western bar in Gramercy denied by the community board.
Canz a Citi, which opened last week, was an "unpleasant surprise" for many neighbors, who say the Hooters-esque chain never came before them for approval.
Community leaders hailed the NYPD for a significant uptick in the number of tickets issued for offenses such as public urination, after locals complained about the raucous bar scene in Midtown East and Turtle Bay.