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Albany holds public hearing on Ritma Room cabaret license application

5494181 · July 22, 2025
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Summary

City Clerk opened and closed a public hearing on a new cabaret license application for Joanna Tiana LLC, doing business as the Ritma Room, at 210 Sheridan Ave.; application will be reviewed by multiple city departments and the New York State Liquor Authority.

City Clerk Shaniqua Jackson opened a public hearing in Albany on the issuance of a new cabaret license for Joanna Tiana LLC, doing business as the Ritma Room, at 210 Sheridan Avenue. The applicant, Raffy Garcia, identified himself as the principal of the company and answered a series of clerical questions about the establishment’s operations during the hearing.

The hearing focused on facts the city will use to review the application: the Ritma Room is currently open for business; the applicant listed a maximum occupancy of 49 and stated the venue’s square footage as 6,000. Raffy Garcia said, “We are a dance studio, performance and event space,” and described typical uses as dance classes, performances and rentals…

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