Coming to a Bedroom Window Near You.....

To update our Entertainment Hotels conversations (8-12 Bond St., for one), you should not miss Dan Levin's latest entry at New York Magazines Intelligencer......Dubai on the Bowery, Belly up to the bars. Published Oct 28, 2007

State Liquor Authority's 500 ft Rule Explained

Community Board #2 Manhattan recently hosted a thorough and very helpful Public Meeting with regarding the rules and regulations involved with liquor licensing. Guest speakers were Daniel Boyle, Chair of the State Liquor Authority and Chief Operating Officer, Joshua Toas.

You can hear the entire dialogue in a podcast onYouTube.

AND if you have any special questions - PLEASE post them here. We'll get you as many answers as we can.

NoHo Revealed

It's not easy to find balance between lifestyles in New York City. But the residents and property owners and business owners on Bond St and in NoHo are trying.

In the struggle to contain liquor-influenced entertainment and commerce and allow room for other possibilities, QUIET BOND ST has produced a video and placed it on YouTube.

Check it out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYO2b2-CIdE

Seeking Balance

Once upon a time we were all young enough to enjoy the weekend carouse; some of us are still young enough to enjoy it. And, where would we be without New York's culinary cutting edge? Probably somewhere in Idaho wishing for saffron risotto.

But, when the liquor flows more steadily than the food; when the carousing takes to the street; when your fun becomes someone else's problem, then we've crossed the line.

From anywhere in NoHo there are between 10 and 30 liquor licensed establishments within 500 feet. This density of garbage-, vermin-, traffic- and patron-producing activity has surpassed our ability to contain it. It is also beginning to affect our property values and our cache in attracting other businesses that would contribute to the economic and social viability of our neighborhood - including the licensed establishments that have to dream up ever more aggressive means to attract customers. (Invitations on MySpace are only the tip of the iceberg.)

It is not that we want to scourge the neighborhood of what we have, it is that we would prefer not to have more...and that an upgrade in the operators of some might be a good idea.

So, if you have similar feelings, you are encouraged to take on a little civic activism and let Community Board #2 and the State Liquor Authority know your feelings on this matter.

You can download a petition or copy text to send in a letter to Community Board #2, at http://www.nohomanhattan.org/ on the NoHo News page.

UPDATE

NoHo succeeded in gaining a denial for the license application on Bond St. at September 20th Full Board hearing. CB#2 Manhattan ruled in favor of NoHo in the "Public Interest."