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Neighbors at the dilapidated apartment building in which the suspects lived said that of those arrested, one worked in a pizzeria and the others seemed to be street vendors of pirated CDs and brand-named athletic wear. A 33-year-old Albanian steelworker, who rents an apartment above that of the suspects, says he never exchanged more than a buongiorno with any of the Moroccans over the past two years: "They were always coming and going - three, five, sometimes 10 different guys. The doors and windows were always shut; sometimes they'd open a window just a crack...
Since his initial visit to the License Commission, the small, soft-spoken Iftikhar’s life has become a series of disappointments. Due to years of noise complaints from the pizzeria’s neighbor, the License Commission refused to grant Iftikhar a permit to close the pizzeria at 3 a.m. last spring—but promised Iftikhar a hearing to reassess the noise situation in six months...
Throughout last spring and this fall, Iftikhar tried to stop cooking pizzas at 2 a.m., but said fire concerns and comon courtesy kept him from forcing hungry students out of the establishment promptly at 2 a.m. He also opened a convenience store two doors down from the pizzeria. But business was suffering. Iftikhar siad the 2 to 3 a.m window of time without freshly cooked pizza brought his sales down 15 percent. And the noise complaints continued...
When Iftikhar went before the License Commission again for a hearing last week, his request for a permit to close at 3 a.m. was denied once again. Three Cambridge residents, worried about late-night noise from the pizzeria, attended the hearing to lobby for an earlier closing time...
...commission should make decisions encouraging small business owners to open shop in the Square, not to push them out. Furthermore, it is unrealistic to hold the pizzeria owner responsible for noise levels on the street outside his neighbors’ residences. Iftikhar might be culpable for any noise coming directly from the establishment, but it is the job of the police to maintain tranquility in public areas...