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Commission approves 12‑table Billiards Academy at 401 Broadway, strikes indoor‑camera and on‑demand video‑turnover conditions
Summary
After debate about privacy and police access to surveillance footage, the Entertainment Commission approved a place‑of‑entertainment permit for a 12‑table Billiards Academy at 401 Broadway, accepting police safety conditions but removing a requirement for indoor cameras and immediate on‑demand turnover to police and increasing minimum video retention to 30 days.
The Entertainment Commission on June 14 approved a place‑of‑entertainment permit for a proposed 12‑table Billiards Academy at 401 Broadway, subject to police and planning conditions but with two changes the commission adopted after debate: the commission struck a requirement that cameras be located inside the venue and removed language requiring immediate on‑demand turnover of recorded video to police. Commissioners also agreed to increase minimum video retention from 15 to 30 days.
Marsha Garland, who represented the applicants, described the project as an academy affiliated with the Billiards Congress of…
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