Many bars have closed down in Chicago with neighbors often complaining about the noisy crowd and the goings on in the club inside. Chicago has seen many popular black clubs shut down for a variety of ordnances and the antics and dangers posed by the clubs patrons was all to real for the neighbors to complain. Most of these club owners say they were being targeted because of their mostly black clientele but it was in fact because the club was mostly black to why problems t=seem to arrive nd follow from the hood. This bar had a hearing one day some moons ago and Cervante went ballistic.
Cervante Floyd-Nicks said outside the hearing that he believes he is being unfairly targeted because he is black — as is his clientele.
"Police come, harass us. One told me, 'I am going to shut you down.' I feel like I am being unfairly targeted because I am black," he said.
Earlier this month, the city filed an emergency injunction to prohibit use and occupancy of the storefront at 1950 W. North Ave., alleging that The New D'Vine is a public nuisance. The new D'Vine bar is no o in Chicago and the resident of Wicker park have little to fear of the hoodlums coming from the west side and South side from coming into this club bringing their guns,drugs, and troubles. many of these bars and nightclubs cause their own trouble bringing in as many people into the cub as space is allowed and the list compiled against this club was unconscious able. here is a partial list and the reason Mr Floyd had to shut his business down.
Other citations include:
• On Feb. 26, Fire Department inspectors found 10 violations, the majority related to the building's basement kitchen. The club was cited for having an obstructed exit.
• On Feb. 14, Nicks was ticketed for not calling 911 when there was a large fight in front of D'Vine.
When asked about the fight, Floyd-Nicks said it occurred in front of Forever Yogurt at 1924 W. North Ave, about one-half block east.
• On May 22, a police investigation revealed that many of the patrons in the club were under age 21.
• On Sept. 24, D'Vine was ticketed for not having fire exit signs illuminated at the front or back entrances.
• On Sept. 25, Floyd-Nicks was ticketed for not having a food handling and sanitation certificate after a worker in the basement kitchen who identified himself as the bar's cook was not able to provide a certificate.
Floyd-Nicks said the man in the basement was a server and not a cook and that the server did not have the food prep certificate on him.
He claims he was not issued any ticket for underage drinking in another incident.
Regarding report of overcapacity: Floyd-Nicks said that the bar was not open to the public on Nov. 24 but was having a private party for a friend of his.
"We were not open for business that night and there were not as many people as they say," he said.
City Motion Against D'Vine, 1950 W. North Ave. Cervante and his management/ownership style just is no dam good and Chicago is better off without this guy running a club.
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