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Groom Hotel seeks hotel liquor license; neighbors press for rooftop/courtyard limits and sound study
Summary
The Groom Hotel told Community Board 2's SLA committee it seeks a hotel liquor license to cover a new Mediterranean restaurant and enclosed courtyard; neighbors urged limits on courtyard hours and independent sound verification after past complaints.
The Groom Hotel representatives told the SLA committee they are converting an existing beer-and-wine operation to a hotel liquor license to cover a new French-Mediterranean restaurant and its enclosed courtyard. Attorney Max Bookman, representing the hotel, said the hotel has 14 guest rooms and a total occupant load of about 92 people; the operator proposed a 1 a.m. closing hour for the restaurant and a retractable pergola system to reduce courtyard noise.
Neighbors and nearby residents testified that previous events held in the courtyard caused repeated nighttime disruptions, and that the brick-canyon geometry amplifies sound. One resident said the hotel had previously been fined for noise and…
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