CB 3 Ready to Alter Liquor License Reviews
After years of backlash and criticism over their handling of liquor license applications, Community Board 3 is taking steps to reform their policies and procedures after Board members themselves began to question their modus operandi. Last night, Community Board 3 sent out an invitation for neighborhood residents to offer their opinion on the matter at [...]
East Village Liquor License Restrictions May Ease If Bars Close Early
EAST VILLAGE — New bars and restaurants hoping to serve booze in the most nightlife-saturated parts of the East Village now have almost no chance of winning the local community board’s support for their liquor license applications — but that could soon change. Community Board 3 is considering easing its restrictions on new liquor licenses in areas [...]
CB 10 Bay Ridge Wrong to Oppose Liquor License For the Former V Lounge
In the Bay Ridge section of Brooklyn, Community Board 10 has voted unanimously to recommend that the SLA deny a liquor license application for a karaoke lounge by the new owner of the formerly troubled establishment, V Lounge, located at 834 62nd Street. Susan Pulaski, Chair of the board’s Police and Public Safety Committee called [...]
Harlem Community Board Tables Recommendation Shutting Down Bars After 2 A.M.
This week, Community Board 10 tabled a recommendation that would require establishments to stop serving liquor after 2 a.m. in order to get more information from its economic development committee, which proposed the rule. “This is something that has been tabled by our full board,” said the chair of Community Board 10, Henrietta Lyle. “It’s [...]
The Case for AMC Loew’s Liquor License in Levittown
A controversy has been brewing in Levittown regarding a proposal by AMC Theatres Nassau Metroplex 10 to obtain an on-premise liquor license. A rally was held recently on Saturday, December 17th, led by Hempstead Town Supervisor Kate Murray and Councilman Gary Hudes. As far as I’m aware, this is the first attempt by a major [...]
When attempting to obtain an on-premise liquor license for your establishment, the first hurdle is often your local community board. Unfortunately, it is well known within the nightlife community that such committees often include self-appointed community activists whose sole purpose is to derail your plans by citing any of a dozen reasons explaining why they [...]
The transfer of a liquor license is often hotly contested, particularly when the previous licensee was hit with a proceeding to revoke or cancel their license due to any of several typical violations (sales to minors, unlicensed security, purchase from unauthorized wholesaler, etc.). The major concern being that the new applicant is a front for [...]
Although the SLA has the discretionary power to deny an application “for good cause shown” [ABC Law 64(1)], such power may not cross the line into speculation and conjecture. In one case, the SLA denied an establishment, Mickey Rats, a liquor license due to its concern that the sole officer and stockholder was not the [...]
