This morning EV Grieve reports the new owner of Aces & Eights is organizing a meeting with interested neighbors next week, in advance of his appearance before Community Board 3 November 15th.
Jevan Damadian has posted a notice on the...
Barramundi owner Tony Powe is set to open a new speakeasy-style cocktail lounge, 2nd Floor on Clinton, upstairs above Baramundi, this Friday. The intriguing menu includes handmade truffles by Roni Sue, with flavors like absinthe, dark and stormy, or...
The New York Press follows up on a story Brooklyn Vegan first reported last night, the shuttering of Santos Party House:
Last night, Chinatown nightlife fixture Santos Party House was closed by cops thanks to "criminal sale or possession of...
For the past few months, Community Board 3 has been weighing changes to its liquor licensing policies. During two public hearings, residents, community board members and a few bar owners spoke out about what ails CB3's SLA Committee. Last...
Community Board 3 is out with its November agenda -- which means we have our first look at restaurants/bars going before the SLA Committee with liquor license applications. The meeting will be held November 15th, 630pm, at the JASA/Green...
Last night's meeting of Community Board 3's SLA Committee was mercifully short and uneventful. But a few liquor license applications did catch our eye. For example, Rob Shamlian (Fat Baby, Mason Dixon, Los Feliz) and Frank Vivolo (Bruschetteria) got...
Last night, Community Board 3 voted 23-13 (with one member abstaining) to approve a liquor license for La Flaca, a New Mexican restaurant replacing Two Boots Tavern at 384 Grand Street. This morning, we spoke with Daniela Libertini, who's...
Community Board 3 has posted its October meeting agenda, including an unusually short list of applicants seeking liquor licenses. But, as usual, there are some interesting items warranting further investigation. Here's one entry that caught our eye: "Mama Juana...
Following up on our story last week about the closing of Aces and Eights, we learned yesterday that the embattled East Village bar, which had been operating off the regulation grid for more than a year, has now lost the...
This morning we made reference to last night's packed 9th Precinct community meeting, which focused mainly on the murder and mayhem taking place outside the 2nd Avenue bar Sin Sin. Patrick Hedlund of DNA Info has a good summary...
