liquor licenses
Liquor & Sidewalks – keeping tabs on the scene via CB2 monthly agenda
CB2 SIDEWALKS, Sidewalk Cafe Licenses: Mon., 4/16 @ 6:30 PM – St. Vincent’s Hospital, 170 W. 12th St. Cafeteria (I.D. Required) Fig & Olive, the new Mediterranean resto (which serves over 30 olive oils – holy olive oil batman!) at 420 West 13th street, b/w Wash & 9th, is requesting permission for a sidewalk... »
Liquor License Hearing: PM Lounge, the other not-so-great neighbor, applies for license in old Sasha space
PM Lounge doesn’t get much action in these pages, because the complaints about PM Lounge are, well, a little boring. They aren’t false, and they certainly don’t lack serioussness, they’re just unchanging. How do you make news out of that? Case-in-point: In May of ’05, almost exactly two years ago, the emails were flying... »
BOOKMARK THE WEEKLY GUIDE TO OPEN BARS!
(No, no, we’re not advocating rampant alcoholism, but rather a way to keep track of (and perhaps get back in control) the seemingly unregulated floating parties that last way into the wee hours…. Via Bruce Solomon: Many of us living on the northern side of Horatio St. adjacent to the Meatpacking district would have... »
Laurent Halasz applies for liquor license at 416 west 13th…
Did anyone attend this month’s CB2 Business meeting? The liquor license for the new restaurant/club/bar at 416 west 13th street (that building is about half the block from 13th to Little West 12th, between 9th Ave and Washington). The liquor license was applied for by “Entity to be formed by Luis Ramirez & Laurent... »
Yet another license…
Elaine Young has written in with an update on yet another pending license: Some of us who went to an SLA meeting last month regarding 26 Little West 12th and opposing it( same owners as One 9th) are awaiting news as to how the SLA has decided.. 26 LIttle West 12th is the garage... »
We can’t stop the clubs, but maybe we can lay some ground-rules (MOP, MOP)
At State Senator Tom Duane’s recent Town Hall, a number of us were there to gain insight from Donald Marten, an attorney for the NYSLA, on our growing concerns about the over-saturation of irresponsible nightclubs and restaurants in our neighborhoods. We asked how community groups can best present materials to the SLA to fight... »
500 Ft. Hearing: How to Present the Community Point of View
At a recent Town Hall meeting (covered here), Donald Marten, an attorney from the SLA graciously answered all our questions and provided insight into the factors the SLA considers most important in a 500 ft. hearing. (For a simple explanation of the 500ft. rule – click here.) Here’s what happens at a 500ft. hearing... »
26 Little West 12 App – Status Report (500′ foot ruling)
via Nancy Blanford: dotting the i’s: I delivered additional testimony to the SLA today (with receipt) and left copies at ONE. The final package included: my letter, Mike’s e-mail, SLA decision re Hotel Gansevoort, illegal parking log as well as comments reprinted from HSA... »
Armchair – and more – Activism
(via Nancy Blanford): A number of neighbors turned up at the SLA 500’ hearing on 26 Little West 12th Street. And if you haven’t been to a 500’ hearing you haven’t lived! The 26 LWT people were represented by a lawyer and three managing partners (with a claimed posse of 12 awaiting outside) and... »
Stop the Insanity – Armchair Activism
Did you read the post about the 500 ft rule? Did you pump your arms in anticipation of the neighborhood victory – of the rise of the little man? And then your face fell and your arms dropped to your side as you realised the meeting was scheduled for a Tuesday morning? A Tuesday... »
500 ft ruling – wha?
As many of you know, when a bar/restaurant/club decides to open in NYC (and serve liquor), it must apply to the State Liquor Authority (SLA) for a license. Before that, however, it must notify the community board (in our case CB2). The board conveys its approval or disapproval of the request to the SLA.... »
