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Licensing committee actions: withdraws, tablings and denials at Oct. 25 CB2 meeting
Summary
At Tuesday’s Community Board 2 licensing session applicants withdrew, were asked to return or faced denial on several items; the committee recorded an applicant withdrawal for a Morton Street lot and asked others to provide follow‑up documentation.
The Community Board 2 licensing committee handled a broad docket of restaurant and sidewalk‑cafe applications Tuesday. Highlights from the meeting record and committee directions follow.
• 80 Morton Street (Mila on Morton) — Applicant withdrew application. The applicant told the committee it would withdraw its liquor‑service/sidewalk‑and‑food‑truck application and work with neighbors to resolve easement, access and utility questions; the committee accepted the withdrawal and asked the applicant to coordinate with neighbors and return in the future if the property title/easement issues were resolved.
• Ad Hoc Collective, 1313 Christopher Street — Laid over. After multiple resident complaints about sidewalk furniture and signage left in public tree pits and pedestrian zones, the committee asked the applicant to return within 30 days with the managing principal (or formal manager designation) and proof the signage and furniture had been removed and would not be placed again.
• Bar V, 10 Morton Street — No committee recommendation recorded. Applicants withdrew their DOT sidewalk‑cafe request and eliminated proposed later closing hours but kept a request for a class change to allow full liquor and earlier (11 a.m.) opening. The committee heard extensive public comment and asked the applicant to continue outreach with block associations; no final vote was recorded at the hearing.
• CMO Pizza Hudson Square (350 Hudson Street) — Committee recorded a 6‑0 tally in the transcript for the item; the verbal record indicated the item was acted on at the meeting (transcript: “we are 6 0 on that 1”), but the committee’s formal written recommendation was not included in the public transcript excerpts.
• Multiple sidewalk‑cafe applications (various addresses including Corner Bistro, Luna Café, Mei Mei/Moe’s and others) — The committee reviewed diagrams and ADA clearances; several applications prompted additional followup or were denied where the submitted drawings showed less than a wheelchair‑accessible 36‑inch pedestrian clearance. Committee members repeatedly called for applicants to show a 10‑foot clear pedestrian path where DOT rules require it, and to submit updated diagrams that match on‑street setup.
Why it matters: The meeting highlighted common recurring issues in urban liquor/licensing reviews — owner/manager disclosure, sidewalk and DOT clearance compliance, ventilation/noise mitigation, and neighborhood coordination. Several items were deferred to allow clarification and remediation rather than immediate approval.
What’s next: Applicants were asked to return with updated diagrams, evidence of compliance, or principal/manager documentation; withdrawn applicants may revise and resubmit once title/easement or permitting matters are addressed.
