<< Back
State Licenses and Permits
31 West 19th Street – “HAK CATERERS”/ “HAK EVENTS” – application for catering and/or on-premises liquor license
WHEREAS, The applicant, "HAK Caterers"/"HAK Events" (Omar Trevedi, principal), located at 31 West 19th Street, has filed a letter of intent with CB 5, to apply for a liquor license; and
WHEREAS, The premises are approximately 10,000 square feet, occupying the ground floor and the basement; and
WHEREAS, The applicant and his attorney, Mr. Frank Palillo, attended Community Board Five's Public Safety/Quality of Life Meeting held on Monday, April 11, 2005; and
WHEREAS, The following information was obtained during the course of the discussion regarding these premises:
-
the license being requested is a catering license not a liquor license
-
as per the NYS Department of State, Division of Corporations, "HAK Caterers" is not an entity
-
31 West 19th Street, is part of the same building that also opens onto 28 West 20th Street
-
both addresses occupy the ground floor
-
there is a passageway between these two locations, connecting them from 19th Street through to 20th Street for which Community Board Five never received an alteration permit application
-
there is a bar located within the premises at 31 West 19th Street
-
the premises at 31 West 19th Street have already been in use for "nightclub" activity (see attached web printout regarding "Tedibare Nightclub" located at 31 West 19th Street)
-
the premises at 31 West 19th Street and premises at 28 West 20th Street which are now adjoined have been sharing patrons
-
for many weekends, unruly activity has been emanating from both establishments, so much so that the past Saturday night (April 9, 2005) police of the 13th precinct did a club inspection, issued summonses and provided the attached report; and
WHEREAS, At least 20 residents from both 19th and 20th Streets attended the PSQL meeting to voice their opposition to a liquor/catering license for 31 West 19th Street, and to inform the committee of the negative impact these premises have already had on the neighborhood; and
WHEREAS, According to the ABC Law, Article 8, Section 106, "no restaurant and no premises licensed to sell liquors ... shall be permitted to have any opening or means of entrance or passageway for persons or things between the licensed premises and any other room or place in the building containing the licensed premises, or any adjoining or abutting premises, unless such licensed premises are in a building used as a hotel and serves as a dining room for guests of such hotel, or unless such premises are a bona fide restaurant with such access for patrons and guests from any part of such building or adjoining or abutting premises as shall serve public convenience in a reasonable and suitable manner"; and
WHEREAS,
-
since there is an illegal passageway between 28 West 20th and 31 West 19th Streets, there is already a violation to the above Article 8, Section 106 of the ABC Law;
-
the illegal passageway facilitates the distribution of liquor at a non licensed address by a current licensee located at 28th West 20th Street;
-
the premises are unlicensed yet there have been "club-like" activities with alcohol on the premises since December;
-
there has been a negative impact on the neighborhood prior to their obtaining a liquor/catering license;
-
the police are aware of such a negative impact and have issued summonses and reports accordingly;
-
there is no Certificate of Occupancy for the premises;
-
there is no Public Assembly Permit;
-
there is a discrepancy and lack of clarity with respect to corporation names;
-
there are Dept. of Health and Fire Dept. violations and police concerns/problems; and
WHEREAS, The attorney stated that "other catering licensed entities have been allowed to use the premises" and will be allowed to hold "private parties" using the NYC Dept. of Consumer Affairs Catering Licenses in contravention of the intention of NY State licensing laws; and
WHEREAS, This block, which already has at least four liquor licensed establishments and is within 500' of one of the most concentrated areas of CB 5 – the Flat Iron area, 20th Street in particular – and has been affected by a sustained and continuing pattern of noise, disturbance, misconduct, and disorder, and now has an additional problem location at 31 West 19th Street, prior to its licensing and official opening; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That Community Board Five strongly urges the State Liquor Authority and/or Consumer Affairs to deny an on-premises or catering license to "HAK Caterers"/"HAK Events", located at 31 West 19th Street, for the above reasons.
The above resolution passed with a vote of 21 in favor, 0 opposed, 1 abstention.