CB1 Deluged With More Than 100 Liquor License Apps in One Month

Community Board 1, which covers Williamsburg and Greenpoint, has received a staggering 106 applications for liquor licenses in September alone, DNAinfo reported. As is typical for this area, applications were not only from bars and restaurants but also from retailers such as Urban Outfitters and barber shop Blind Barber. (That’s their ad for a “drink of the week,” above.) Not every application was for a new business: 37 were for new licenses, 10 were alterations, and the rest were for renewals, which are required every few years. New businesses seeking licenses included a bar named Our Wicked Lady and a Korean restaurant called Dotory.

The huge number of bars operating in Williamsburg and, outside CB1, Bushwick, has been controversial; some residents would like to see quieter streets late at night. Do you think the community boards should try to limit the number of licenses overall or approve them for responsible establishments? Do you approve of the proliferation of licenses for businesses that aren’t bars or restaurants?

106 Businesses Seek Liquor Licenses This Month in North Brooklyn [DNAinfo]
Image by Blind Barber