Eater sweated it out at last night's Community Board 3 meeting, listening as a couple of dozen liquor license applicants outlined their plans for new restaurants and bars on the Lower East Side.
According to their report, the French team...
Coming up Monday, it's the Valentine's Day Massacre, otherwise known as Community Board 3's SLA Committee meeting. How romantic!
Here's one application that's bound to attract some attention from the committee. Agenda item #19 -- a request from brothers Martin...
Two-and-a-half hours into CB3's SLA Committee hearing, they've already breezed through 10 out of 32 applications. The highlights so far:
Eddie Huang of Baohaus was not in the house as the committee scrutinized his proposal for Xiao Ye. His brother,...
Community Board 3 is out with its agenda for next month's meetings, including the SLA (State Liquor Authority) Committee. Here's a look at the LES restaurants and bars that will be applying for or trying to upgrade liquor licenses:
Mason...
Community Board 3 signaled its support tonight of the Clinton Street restaurant "Falai's" application to upgrade to a full liquor license. Earlier this month, the CB3 committee that evaluates liquor licenses deadlocked on the Falai application. In spite...
A month after he withdrew his application due to concerns about late night noise, Jesse Hartman won the approval of a Community Board 3 committee tonight for a new restaurant at 365 Grand Street. The committee signaled its support...
This evening, Jesse Hartman will return to the Community Board 3 committee that reviews liquor licenses, hoping the second time will be a charm. Last month, he withdrew his request for a liquor license for a proposed restaurant at...
A recent court ruling could make it more difficult for community groups to oppose bars and restaurants seeking liquor licenses. State Senator Daniel Squadron is drafting legislation that would clarify the intent of the so-called "500 foot rule," which...
Residents of the Lower East side came out in force last night to oppose several restaurants seeking liquor licenses. It was a tense night full of face to face confrontations between those residents and restaurant owners. Community Board 3...
It was a tough night for restaurants going before the liquor licensing committee of Community Board 3. Several businesses applying for liquor licenses faced forceful opposition from residents and, in some cases, from committee members.
The committee rejected a...
