MESSAGE
| DATE | 2003-08-02 |
| FROM | Ruben Safir Secretary NYLXS
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| SUBJECT | Subject: [hangout] Death in The Family
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I'm very sorry to announce to everyone that the Killarny Rose has
closed it's doors at 35 years of Business.
Anyone who had been party of NYLXS and NY Fair Use will imediately know
what this means to our group. In the end, the cigerrette ban has ended
what was the lynchpin to our organizations developement, and you
have to point a finger at the current Mayor for ending an important institution
because of a personal tirade.
On September 11 through 13th, 2001, the Killary Rose was one of the only
instititutions in the Wall Street area to have been serving food and
providing shelter for workers stranded in the area after the mass murder
at the World Trade Center.
The Killarny Rose was the site of most of the NY Fair Use meetings going
back several years, and it was the place of the NYLXS inservices, the
Annual Dinner, and many other events. We planned our business expo's at
the Pub, and as recently as last week had an important board meeting there.
In the history of NY, much of American Democracy was formulated in the
Pubs and Bars around lower Manhattan, and the Killarny Rose was in this
tradition. In fact, the first New York City City Hall was is such a
Pub slightly more than a block away from our home.
I have personally been attending the Pub since 1977, and my kids have had
soda there with me after meetings.
The FSI, NY Fair Use, NYLXS, the FSCC, and more have all made the place home
at different times. For a while, the Killarny Rose was the most happeningest
location for Free Software in the city.
I'm very sorry for Noel, and the rest of the staff, who had always made us
feel at home and amoung friends
The Killarny Rose
35 years of Service
RIP August 2003
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