Partying at Hudson St. Lounge Angers Neighbors Hudson street residents say that rowdy patrons from 99 Hudson Street, a lounge that had been the Sporting Club until last February, are bringing late-night havoc and fear to the surrounding neighborhood. “We are all going crazy,” said Jan Jaffe, the co-op president of 100 Hudson Street, across the street. “Literally, you don’t get to sleep until five in the morning.” Those living near the club say that the shouts of drunken club-goers, along with vandalism, fights and, in at least one instance, public sex, are making weekend nights unbearable. Jaffe recalled watching one patron run “hopping and jumping” from the club, despite the efforts of bouncers to control him. “He raced across the street to Tribeca Florists where they had just planted two beautiful trees. He pulled up one of them and stuck it in a Jeep parked at Franklin and Hudson. Then he went on to do other things.” Rick Lee, the First Precinct’s community affairs officer, said the precinct has received many calls about the club. Last month, he said, two patrons were arrested for assault after bouncers threw them out of the club and they continued fighting on the street. A meeting on the problem, to be attended by Lee, residents, and the owner, Paul Bovi, was scheduled for Wednesday, July 2 at Community Board 1. Residents said that when the problem began a couple of months ago, Bovi appeared willing to work with them. “We started out feeling that he was sympathetic,” said Robin Young of Andrews Management, which manages 90 and 100 Hudson Street. “He talked a nice line but there was never any follow-through.” In an interview, Bovi said he has been forced to bring in party promoters after the Sporting Club, which he bought a year ago, failed to draw customers and the lounge that succeeded it, 99 Hudson, also was failing. “Right now I am trying to survive,” said Bovi. “If I could toss the key on the ground and get my money back, I would.” Bovi said that he is terminating his contract with a party promoter whose crowds have been causing many of the problems, but he is legally bound to allow them two final Saturday nights this month. “I respect the community and I respect their rights to a good night’s sleep,” he said. “I will do everything in my power to accomplish that.” Bovi said his efforts to contain his patrons are hindered by the new smoking ban, which causes bar and clubgoers to congregate on the street. Lee, of the First Precinct, also cited the smoking ban as contributing to an increase in bar and club complaints in Tribeca and Soho. But residents say the problem goes far deeper and they worry that, as long as there are all-night parties on the block, they will pay the price. “In a residential community,” said Jan Jaffe, “you can’t feed people liquor from 11:30 to 4 in morning and control it.”