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Radiant Cafe in West Village draws large, split public turnout over beer-and-wine application
Summary
At the SLA hearing, Radiant Cafea small cafe at 172 Waverly Placesaw strong public support for a beer-and-wine license from regular patrons and nearby tenants, while the West Village Residents Association urged denial citing prior unpermitted sidewalk service and neighborhood licensing saturation.
An application by Radiant Cafe (doing business as Radiant/Vibrant NYC) at 172 Waverly Place for a beer-and-wine (tavern-wine) license drew a large and divided public turnout at the Community Board 2 SLA meeting on April 1.
Owner representative Donald Bernstein described Radiant as a 435-square-foot coffee shop with 18 indoor seats that has operated for more than a year and asked for a beer-and-wine license and modest private-party allowances. The applicants said there was no current sidewalk cafe…
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