CB3 backs Bayard Street hours extension with limits
A Bayard Street restaurant won later hours and DJ nights, but only twice a month and only until 10 p.m., after neighbors split over the tradeoff.
Two hosts walk through the week’s edition in conversation — new excellent handful noodles incorporated, 186, kimlau square arch relocation debated and, and what’s coming next. Generated by Aware, from this week’s verified summaries.
Committee members accepted the idea of music as cultural programming, but cut back the late-night plan and wrote the limits directly into the approval.
Late nights met a hard stop on Bayard Street. Manhattan Community Board 3’s SLA Committee approved an alteration for New Excellent Handful Noodles Incorporated, 186 Bayard Street, to extend hours and add DJs, but only with tighter conditions than the applicant sought. The committee described the business as a 74-person establishment with one bar, 16 bar stools, a food-prep area, TVs or streaming, and background music. Members said there were 33 full premises licenses within 500 feet. The item passed unanimously with stipulations.
The debate centered on what kind of place this would become. The applicant said the concept blends contemporary Chinese culture with cocktails, art, and music, and described the DJ component as background-level programming for new artists, not a nightclub operation. Committee members pressed on the shift in method of operation, noting the business had first appeared as a restaurant, then returned for a full-liquor upgrade, and was now asking for DJs and later hours. A resident opposed the change, pointing to nearby apartments and senior residents and warning about more nightlife spillover. Another resident backed the request, saying late-night food options were limited and twice-monthly DJs did not seem burdensome.
The committee landed in the middle. It reduced the late-night schedule to 2:00 a.m. Thursday through Saturday and midnight on other nights. It limited DJs to two events per month, with a 10 p.m. end time, and required doors and windows closed at 10 p.m. and no outdoor dining use. Those conditions now set the terms for how the restaurant can test a broader format without getting the full schedule it originally wanted.
Kimlau Square arch relocation debated and advanced
Kimlau Square returned to the board with one question at the center: whether the Kimlau Memorial Arch should move as part of the redesign. Residents urged Manhattan Community Board 3 to oppose relocation, raising concerns about outreach, traffic, safety, and access.
The board did not send the matter back for another committee review. Members rejected a motion that would have returned the item to committee, keeping the issue on the full board agenda instead.
CB3 then adopted amended language that supports the need for the project team to apply to the Landmarks Preservation Commission to relocate the arch. That does not settle the larger public argument around the redesign, but it does move the proposal into the landmarks review process, where the relocation question will face another formal round of scrutiny.
Harvey Epstein points to budget and dining
Council Member Harvey Epstein said the city budget hearings are starting now, with adoption expected by June 30, and urged residents to testify beginning June 10. He also flagged preservation work around the Merchants House and said year-round outdoor dining legislation with Council Member Marte could reach final bill language within about two weeks.
accountability
CB3 trims hours for First Avenue pizza
The SLA Committee approved a new beer/wine/cider license for View Plus Slices Pizza Incorporated at 100 First Avenue, but cut the requested hours well back. The shop can close at midnight Sunday through Wednesday and 1:00 a.m. Thursday through Saturday, with standard restrictions including no DJs, no live music, and doors and windows closed at 10 p.m.
Approved new beer-wine-cider license at 100 First Avenue after public concerns about late-night impacts.
East 9th Street restaurant wins beer and wine
Pursudo LLC won committee approval for a beer/wine/cider license at 435 East 9th Street after residents argued the block already has too many licensed businesses. The committee treated live music and karaoke language in the application as a key problem, then approved the restaurant with stipulations limiting it to background recorded music and other standard conditions.
Approved beer-wine-cider license at 435 East 9th Street after residents opposed another license on the block.
Thai restaurant license approved with earlier hours
Lana Cafe Incorporated secured committee approval for a full liquor license at 164 First Avenue after agreeing to earlier hours than first proposed. The restaurant can open at 11:00 a.m. daily and close at 12:00 a.m. Sunday through Wednesday and 1:00 a.m. Thursday through Saturday, with standard operating limits attached.
Committee approved a new full liquor license at 164 First Avenue with earlier negotiated closing times.
What we didn’t fit in this Sundays edition
Manhattan Cb3 had 33 more items this week. Here are sixfour — the rest are on Aware.
- GOVERNANCEBlind Barber (Charlie Group LLC), 339 East 10th Street — change method of operation to add DJs (administrative correction). The committee heard a request to add DJs at Blind Barber and discussed noise complaints and prior enforcement interactions. The applicant stated DJs had been approved in 2010 and the request was to correct an administrative error with the SLA. The committee approved with stipulations and added security and line-management expectations.
- GOVERNANCEPorto More LLC, 40 Clinton Street — sale/transfer of full premises license; extend hours. The committee heard a sale/transfer of an existing full liquor license with a request to extend closing time to 1:00 a.m. nightly. The chair questioned the quick change after a recent upgrade and the sale of the business. The committee approved with stipulations for a seated, food-focused restaurant.
- GOVERNANCESKWR Stuffed Ice Cream LLC, 139 First Avenue — new beer/wine/cider license (hours negotiated). The committee heard a new beer/wine/cider application for a skewer/cafe concept in a previously unlicensed space and expressed concern about requested 3:00 a.m. weekend closings. After discussion, the committee approved with reduced hours (1:00 a.m. weekend closing) and standard stipulations.
- GOVERNANCEWild Project Productions Incorporated, 195 East 3rd Street — class change from beer/wine to full liquor (theater). The committee heard a class change request for a nonprofit theater to add full liquor service in conjunction with performances. The applicant stated the bar would not operate independently of theater events. The committee approved with stipulations and adjusted closing time to midnight to align with performance end times.
- GOVERNANCEGooGoo Sushi Bar LLC, 87 Ludlow Street — upgrade to full liquor license. The committee heard an upgrade request from beer/wine to full liquor for a food-focused restaurant. The applicant corrected capacity and seating figures and clarified hours and closure days. With no public comment and no committee objections, the committee approved with stipulations.
- GOVERNANCEGreat New York City Incorporated, 45 Avenue — upgrade to full on-premises (OP) license. The committee heard an application to upgrade from beer/wine to a full OP license and discussed outdoor dining and music concerns. The committee approved the item with stipulations, including prohibitions on outdoor speakers/TV monitors.
- GOVERNANCESupport for St. Marks Place bike lane (Third Avenue to Avenue A) as part of DOT bikeway. The Transportation Committee reported an item supporting a bike lane on St. Marks Place from Third Avenue to Avenue A as part of a larger DOT bikeway and resurfacing project. The transcript did not capture a separate full-board vote on this item.
- GOVERNANCEManhattan District Attorney’s Office report: arson indictment and gun buyback. A representative from the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office reported an indictment in an arson pattern case involving fires at 239 1st Avenue and 333 11th Street, and announced a gun buyback on June 13 at 166 West 92nd Street from 10:00 AM–4:00 PM with prepaid cash cards for surrendered guns.
- GOVERNANCEFIFA block party (Lower East Side Partnership) — July 19 on Broome Street behind Essex Market. The Transportation Committee chair referenced item 10 as a FIFA block party proposed by the Lower East Side Partnership for July 19 on Broome Street behind Essex Market. A roll-call vote followed in the transcript, but the final outcome was not explicitly stated.
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