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BOSTON (WBZ NewsRadio) — Is Boston the city that... sleeps?
For Boston's night owls, finding a place to go in the early morning hours can be difficult, but does that make it a sleepy city?
WBZ's Emma Friedman talked with some Bostonians that think 2 a.m. is a great time for restaurants to close up shop.
Last week, the Boston Licensing Board approved Tori Japan, a Japanese restaurant on Boylston Street, to stay open until 2 a.m. during the weeknights. The restaurant currently closes at 11:30 p.m. on weeknights and stays open until 2 a.m. on the weekend.
While the restaurant was given the go-ahead to stay open late, the Fenway Civic Association had some concerns that it could keep residents in the area awake at night.
"You're living in a big city and sometimes it's noisy, you get used to it." Tim of Boston told WBZ's Emma Friedman. "If there isn't enough background noise then I have trouble sleeping, there was noise in that area long before those people moved in I guess."
During the licensing meeting, Tori Japan's owner said most of the late orders are for delivery so there wouldn't be a surge in college students coming in at night.
"Sometimes you don't get after school until midnight and then we didn't eat all day and sometimes I'm just really hungry so yeah I wish there would be places at least like around walking distance of the school," said Peter Lee, a Berklee College of Music student.
Lee said if residents are worried about the noise they should more concerned about the noise from the construction project that is located across the street.
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