Last week, the hotel's leaseholder, Trinity Hospitality, sought a court injunction "to reduce excessive noise transfer from Yamamori Izakaya into the hotel". It sparked a protest outside the hotel on Monday by protesters concerned about a drop in the number of late-night venues. The Hoxton Hotel, which neighbours Yamamori Izakaya, a Japanese restaurant that holds music events, claims it has been forced to close around a quarter of its rooms because of "numerous guest complaints about late-night, low-frequency music noise and vibration".
"The pulse of New York has always carried with me," DJ and Detroit techno pioneer Kevin Saunderson tells while sitting beside John Barclay - owner of the recently closed Bed Stuy club, and nearby techno staple, Bossa Nova Civic Club.