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Resident urges committee to enforce SLA posting rules after Luke’s Lounge application
Summary
A community member said the State Liquor Authority posting requirement was not followed for a recent Luke’s Lounge application and raised double‑parking concerns; the committee said it would check whether required notices and committee letters were sent on time.
A Bronx resident and attorney, identified in the meeting as Roxanne, told a community board licensing committee that a recent application tied to Luke’s Lounge did not comply with New York State Liquor Authority (SLA) posting requirements and urged the committee to enforce notification rules.
Roxanne said she inspected the business and found no SLA notice on the door and argued the committee had at times dismissed similar concerns. "I feel like sometimes this committee is not doing its due diligent," she said, adding that the SLA notice must be posted on the exterior of an establishment and that community notification is important.
A committee speaker read the SLA requirement during the meeting, saying the SLA requires that "when applying for a liquor license in New York City, you must post a notice of the application on the exterior of the proposed establishment store. The notice must be posted within 10 days of filing the application. It is to include the name of the establishment, address of the establishment, proposed hours of operation, method of operation of the establishment, date, time, and place of the public hearing, and the date the application was mailed." The speaker identified this as SLA guidance but did not supply a written citation during the meeting.
Roxanne asked the committee to verify post‑notice compliance for new applicants and suggested the community or staff post notices on surrounding corners for larger awareness. The committee discussed whether a letter to the SLA had been sent on time; a staff member said they would check the record and follow up. Members said the committee had previously considered Luke's Lounge and that vote had been close.
Other residents raised traffic and double‑parking concerns for the small Morris Park Avenue site that previously operated as Luke's Lounge. Committee members said enforcement by the 49th Precinct could be requested if double parking recurs and that the new owner — who previously worked at the business but is not the same legal owner — had indicated an intent to prevent double parking.
Committee staff asked Roxanne to share a photograph of the business door and said they would review posting and notification practices and confirm whether the committee’s letter to the SLA had been sent within any applicable deadline.
The meeting record does not show the committee imposing formal sanctions or reopening the prior license decision; committee members said they would take the concerns under advisement and follow up with staff checks and precinct coordination if new complaints arise.
Roxanne concluded: "I'm asking you to please start following the due diligent what's mandated."
