Overview
- Town Topic, which announced the change Wednesday, is now closing at 8 p.m. nightly until further notice.
- The diner cited a 4 a.m. April 26 shooting that killed 21-year-old Tayeron Ruff in the adjacent lot as the tipping point.
- Neighborhood leaders say the surface lot is poorly managed by a New York-based owner, and the Crossroads CID director plans to meet with the owner and the city next week.
- New private security patrols funded by a new half-cent sales tax began in the district Wednesday under the Crossroads Community Improvement District.
- Town Topic says cameras and private guards were not enough overnight and is developing online ordering with all-night delivery, which could soften the blow for late-night workers and bar patrons losing a go-to spot.