Next week, there's a panel at University Settlement revolving around an always controversial subject: the proliferation of bars on the Lower East Side and their economic impact on a gentrifying community. The event is built around sociology professor Richard...
Community Board 3 has published the agendas for next month's liquor license hearings. See below for the lineup foe meetings on two nights.
SLA & DCA Licensing Committee
Monday, October 6 at 6:30pm -- Community Board 3 Office - 59 East...
Community Board 3 released its June meeting agendas yesterday, including the docket for the next liquor license committee hearing. One item likely to stir some controversy is the expansion of Epstein's Bar to the second and third floors of...
There's always been an awkward dance between the State Liquor Authority (SLA) and local community boards. The SLA is obligated to take into account community concerns before deciding whether to approve liquor license applications, but the process is often...
There's some big news from Community Board 3's just-released April liquor agenda docket. According to the agenda (and confirmed by CB3's office), Ulli Rimkus, owner of the legendary Lower East Side bar, Max Fish, is applying for a permit...
Community Board 3 is out with the agenda for its March liquor license hearing. Items of interest below East Houston Street include: a sidewalk cafe application for Norman's Cay (74 Orchard St.); a new license for the Foundation club...
After a relatively uneventful January, Community Board 3's liquor licensing panel will come roaring back next month with a lot of intriguing/alarming (depending on your perspective) restaurant and bar proposals. CB3 is just out with the agenda for February's...
Community Board 3 is out with the lineup for next month's liquor licensing meeting.
There are several interesting items, including an application for a full bar at Claw Daddy's, the new seafood restaurant at 185 Orchard St.; a full...
Let's check on the progress of one of the Lower East Side's many boutique hotel projects, the 10-story tower in the works at 119 Orchard St.
Earlier this year, plans emerged for the 16-room hotel with a community facility...
We're learning a few new details about proposed restaurants and bars set to appear before Community Board 3's State Liquor Authority (SLA) Committee this coming Monday night.
First off, a new Cajun-style seafood place called Claw Daddy's at 185...
