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The NY Times City section looked at a fight between East Village bar Heathers on 13th Street and its neighbors, and we took away two things.
First, there's a lot about how Heathers owner Heather Millstone and her upstairs neighbors Frank Hartin and Wai-Shing Lee are dealing with each other. Hartin and Lee find the bar so noisy the DEP and police regularly visit to monitor the situation - and they bought a $1,100 sound meter.
Millstone finds their complaints difficult as she's trying to address their concerns by soundproofing the space and having a bouncer tell people to be quiet. Various city agencies raided Heathers but only ended up citing a health code violations for fruit flies, while Hartin and Lee put up with a "constant drone." And though they are trying to move forward, the situation seems pretty much the status quo with no one happy.
Then there's how Community Board 3 considered Heathers' liquor license. CB3 subcommittee chairwoman Alexandra Militano and Board 3 district manager Susan Stetzer say that Millstone's application was "completely heard" but denied because they didn't think offering gluten-free alcohol was considered "public benefit for the community." (In order for bars to get a liquor license when there are three other bars within 500 feet is to claim there is a public benefit.)
Still, the State Liquor Authority gave Millstone a permit, which makes you wonder what the point of the community board's decision in the first place, though the Times says CB3 is very influential (see EU). Heathers' license is up for renewal this fall, and with the recent crackdown on bar establishments, we don't think things are looking good.
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I'm thrilled that somebody's finally cracking down here:
"they didn't think offering gluten-free alcohol was considered 'pubic benefit for the community.'"
While gluten-free alcohol still gets you drunk, it does absolutely nothing for your pubes.
Ha! Thanks for pointing that out. Spellcheck only picks up so much.
Haha, man I thought we could all keep quiet about that one and have a nice little chuckle over it without Jen ever finding out.
Anyone remember that Conan skit where this dude would ruin people's appetites by sneaking up to a dinner table and whispering, pubes? Always cracked me up.
I read the NY Times article about the Heathers bar, and it really made me sad. The owner Heather Millstone really tried her hardest to please the neighbors; she installed extensive sound-proofing, told everyone to be quiet, etc. All she wanted was a quaint, simple place for artists to hang out at.
The fact that the neighbors above the bar purchased an $1100 digital sound pressure meter proves that they are very anal retentive and can't be pleased. They're lucky they have someone like Heather who is trying to be accommodating, and who has a relatively calm clientele. Those neighbors should try their hand at living on Ludlow Street. They'd be thanking Heather every night.
hahah yeah, the pubes guy was awesome.
I love Jonathan Safran Foer