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Over the past few months, intrepid Crimson gumshoe Daniela J. Lamas ’03 has reported on the trials and tribulations of the new Tommy’s Pizza owner, Mian Iftikhar. While fighting valiently for the privilege to keep his pizza joint and convenience store open until 3am, Ifttikhar has shared some of his life story and rapid-fire wit with Lamas. Here is that story. Here is that...
...Mian Iftikhar and his wife Bushra immigrated from Pakistan with high hopes in 1986. After years of pumping gas, cooking donuts and finally managing a Papa Gino’s, Iftikhar scraped together the money to purchase Tommy’s House of Pizza nine months ago. Excited to run the late-night Harvard institution and perhaps even open a 24-hour convenience store nearby, Iftikhar approached the city of Cambridge’s License Commission to transfer the pizza permit to his name...
...Cambridge License Commission turned down a request by Mian Iftikhar, the new owner of Tommy’s House of Pizza, to restore the establishment’s closing hour from 2 to 3 a.m. The decision came after a hearing in which three local residents complained of late-night noise. The closing time of Tommy’s, which was 3 a.m. prior to this spring, has long been a point of contention between nearby residents and the different owners of the pizzeria, but the commission has only now decided to permanently curtail the establishment’s hours...
...Iftikhar contends that the commission exploited the change in ownership by forcing him to accept reduced hours when he applied for a new restaurant permit. He also says that he would not have bought Tommy’s if he knew that he would be forced to close early and lose a significant portion of his revenue, a loss that may ultimately force him to sell the business. If he sells, Iftikhar will join the ranks of many small business owners who have been pushed out of the Square area in recent years. One shudders at the thought of another...
...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...