Bronx Community Board 11 committee backs letters of no objection for three liquor-license applications, with conditions on missing paperwork and school-proxmity

Juan Luciano, chair of the Economic Development Committee of Bronx Community Board 11, led a July committee session that reviewed three on‑premise liquor‑license applications, and the committee voted to send letters of no objection to the State Liquor Authority (SLA) for each application, conditional on applicants providing missing paperwork by a meeting deadline.

The committee, convened jointly with the Public Safety and Leadership committees, addressed a new application for Gustitos at 2132 Kruger Avenue, a first‑time applicant for an Albanian cuisine operation (name not specified in committee records), and a renewal for KIRAKU Japanese Restaurant Inc. The board’s action for each application was to transmit a letter of no objection to the SLA rather than to grant or deny a license; the SLA retains statutory authority to verify compliance with distance, notice and other rules.

The Gustitos application generated the most discussion. Community member Roxanne Delgado said she measured the distance between the restaurant and P.S. 105’s new addition and concluded the nearest entrances were “less than 200 feet,” a proximity that could trigger SLA review under the 200‑foot school‑proximity rule. Delgado provided photographs and said she used Google Maps and on‑site checks to measure the distance. Committee members repeatedly emphasized that the SLA is the agency that verifies the 200‑foot measurement; the committee asked that the SLA explicitly confirm the distance in any letter it receives.

Cynthia Rodriguez, chair of the board, and staff member Chris…