NY State Lawmaker seeks to ban NYC pub crawls

We were dismayed to learn of the following news story: http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2013/02/17/state-lawmaker-seeks-to-ban-pub-crawls/

We’ve written on this topic before.  We doubt that any actual legislation will be passed that bans pub crawls.  Such a law would be too difficult to enforce.  Either way, our questions are these: Why are the calls for bans on NYC bar crawls growing louder of late? Is it because there are more families living in Manhattan versus a generation or two ago? There have been pub crawls in Manhattan for decades, if not centuries. Why is it becoming a quality of life issue only now?

What are your thoughts on this issue?  We want to hear from you!