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Final supporters
We the undersigned, living in Community Board 3, oppose the on-premise liquor license for:
175 East Houston Street (d/b/a & corp to be formed) application for a liquor license for a "bar / restaurant" for the owner of the existing The Late Late at 159 East Houston with the closing hours of 4 AM all nights, 199 person occupancy, DJs ("background level"), security, live music, promoted events, wait lines.
STATEMENT: We believe that granting a liquor license to "175 East Houston" will negatively impact the already compromised quality of life of residents, and will not bring the much needed retail diversity to the neighborhood. When liquor licenses are supported in our area, it is for operators who open (have opened) legitimate restaurants ie Mission Chinese, Mission Cantina, Meatball, Contra, Russ & Daughters, Wassail, Georgia's BBQ, Quality Eats etc. that will have a minimal quality of life impact for residents and will enhance the small business community.
We believe the proposal for 175 East Houston Street is high-risk with the potential of turning into another "bait and switch" premises - an epidemic already plaguing our neighborhood. With thirty-eight (38) on-premise licenses within 500 ft and ten (10) within 1 block with the majority closing between 2AM and 4AM, the area surrounding 175 East Houston, we believe there is no public benefit or convenience in granting a license. This neighborhood is not under-served with options to drink, eat or be entertained late-night, and where traffic, noise-levels, public safety and public health are already severely compromised.
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Updates
September 12, 2016
I have been reviewing the detailed operational plans submitted to the community board to prepare for our upcoming testimony. This process requires a careful examination of how these proposed hours will affect the noise levels our neighborhood experiences each night.
6 Comments
Enough is enough. We live here and deserve to sleep at night. No more bars on this block please.
Way too many liquor licenses here already. The neighborhood cant handle anymore traffic or trash.
The noise from these places is out of hand already. 4am closing is a joke for this street. DONT DO IT.
Sick of the bait and switch tactics. They promise a restaurant and it turns into a club with dj noise and lines blocking the sidewalk. NO.
This community is under siege from too many late night liquor licenses and not enough retail diversity or daytime businesses. Residents have little to no quality of life. There is constant traffic, noise and crowds and streets littered with trash, vomit, urine and drug paraphernalia. We need our CB to fight for us by not allowing new licenses that do not meet the high public benefit threshold, and to call for strong enforcement of existing licenses that flout the law and stipulations. Please vote NO CB3 on 153 Essex and 175 Houston.
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Status: Closed — this petition is no longer accepting signatures.
Final supporters
We the undersigned, living in Community Board 3, oppose the on-premise liquor license for:
175 East Houston Street (d/b/a & corp to be formed) application for a liquor license for a "bar / restaurant" for the owner of the existing The Late Late at 159 East Houston with the closing hours of 4 AM all nights, 199 person occupancy, DJs ("background level"), security, live music, promoted events, wait lines.
STATEMENT: We believe that granting a liquor license to "175 East Houston" will negatively impact the already compromised quality of life of residents, and will not bring the much needed retail diversity to the neighborhood. When liquor licenses are supported in our area, it is for operators who open (have opened) legitimate restaurants ie Mission Chinese, Mission Cantina, Meatball, Contra, Russ & Daughters, Wassail, Georgia's BBQ, Quality Eats etc. that will have a minimal quality of life impact for residents and will enhance the small business community.
We believe the proposal for 175 East Houston Street is high-risk with the potential of turning into another "bait and switch" premises - an epidemic already plaguing our neighborhood. With thirty-eight (38) on-premise licenses within 500 ft and ten (10) within 1 block with the majority closing between 2AM and 4AM, the area surrounding 175 East Houston, we believe there is no public benefit or convenience in granting a license. This neighborhood is not under-served with options to drink, eat or be entertained late-night, and where traffic, noise-levels, public safety and public health are already severely compromised.
Updates
September 12, 2016
I have been reviewing the detailed operational plans submitted to the community board to prepare for our upcoming testimony. This process requires a careful examination of how these proposed hours will affect the noise levels our neighborhood experiences each night.
6 Comments
My kids walk to school on these streets and honestly it is disgusting half the time. We need real stores not another loud bar.
Enough is enough. We live here and deserve to sleep at night. No more bars on this block please.
Way too many liquor licenses here already. The neighborhood cant handle anymore traffic or trash.
The noise from these places is out of hand already. 4am closing is a joke for this street. DONT DO IT.
Sick of the bait and switch tactics. They promise a restaurant and it turns into a club with dj noise and lines blocking the sidewalk. NO.
This community is under siege from too many late night liquor licenses and not enough retail diversity or daytime businesses. Residents have little to no quality of life. There is constant traffic, noise and crowds and streets littered with trash, vomit, urine and drug paraphernalia. We need our CB to fight for us by not allowing new licenses that do not meet the high public benefit threshold, and to call for strong enforcement of existing licenses that flout the law and stipulations. Please vote NO CB3 on 153 Essex and 175 Houston.
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My kids walk to school on these streets and honestly it is disgusting half the time. We need real stores not another loud bar.