if there's one thing you can say about members of Community Board 3, they're passionate about the Lower East Side. So its not very surprising when, from time to time, discussions about various issues become a little heated. But...
As we've reported in the past, Community Board 3 has been looking at making some changes in the way it evaluates liquor license applications. Paul Costa, a planner working with CB3, is now out with his final report, detailing...
Last night, The Lo-Down's Jennifer Strom walked past a sign for Pike Street Fish Fry, reminding us that Ludlow Street is about to get a new restaurant. As you might recall, the owner of this Seattle import went before...
As we've reported in past stories, State Senator Daniel Squadron is keeping up the pressure on the NYPD to begin enforcing a law he sponsored cracking down on bad bars. The legislation allows the SLA to revoke a liquor...
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...
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...
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...
