Community board urges New York liquor board to reject license for Bay Ridge cabaret
Members say bar fights, underage drinking were problems in past
Is this a case of the sins of the father being visited upon the son?
The owners of a new cabaret on Bay Ridge’s “Restaurant Row” might be denied a liquor license, not because of anything they have done, but because the former bar-restaurant at that location had a troubled history that included bar brawls and underage drinking violations.
Community Board 10 voted unanimously at its March 24 meeting to urge the New York State Liquor Authority (SLA) to reject the application for a liquor license submitted by 360-Sunset Partners LLC, the company which owns The Ridge Bar & Grill, at 7110-7112 Third Ave. The nightspot, which is currently undergoing renovations, is expected to open in a few weeks.
Fran Vella-Marrone, chairman of the board’s Police and Public Safety Committee, who recommended that the board vote against the liquor license application, said Café Remy, the recently closed bar-restaurant that formerly occupied the space, had several violations that included selling alcohol to underage drinkers and complaints from neighbors about disorderly patrons making a lot of noise and getting into fights on the street outside the place.