Cincinnati Council could set new regulations for hookah lounges following complaints of late-night street takeovers, fights, and shootings outside the establishments in Roselawn, Clifton, and elsewhere.
Currently, residents of those neighborhoods say the smoking businesses stay open as late as 5 a.m. and contribute to public drinking, altercations, and other disturbances.
City officials say there have been three shootings outside hookah establishments in Roselawn, for example. Community Council President Annie Ruth says those incidents threaten to overshadow the hard work residents there do to improve the neighborhood…