A Bronx community board licensing committee approved renewals of three alcohol licenses for local establishments after brief discussion; residents at the meeting raised concerns about required public posting notices and potential parking impacts at one former problematic site.

The committee approved renewal applications for Kaida and Louie Restaurant at 1660 East Gun Hill Road, Code Red Restaurant and Lounge at 1320 East Gun Hill Road, and the Marriott Residence Inn at 1776 Eastchester Road. Each renewal was moved, seconded and declared passed during the meeting; the transcript records the motions and the chair stating the motions passed but does not include a roll-call tally.

The approvals came after committee staff reported no complaints from the precinct for the three establishments. “Mister Kirkha said that there are no complaints from the precinct,” a committee member summarized before the votes were taken.

Why it matters: community members said procedural notification requirements and public‑safety concerns merit closer attention. One resident, Roxanne, said the committee and some applicants are not consistently following State Liquor Authority (SLA) rules that require public notice on an establishment’s exterior when an application is filed. “I feel like sometimes this committee is not doing its due diligence,” Roxanne said, urging the committee to enforce notification practices more consistently.

A staff member read the SLA posting requirement aloud to the committee, saying the notice "must be posted within 10 days of filing the application" and 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." That staff statement was presented as the committee discussed whether door postings had been placed in past applications.

Residents also flagged operational concerns tied to the site formerly operating as Luke's Lounge, which some said had a history of double and triple parking. A community member noted the previous operator "lost their license for over a year" and said that history is an incentive for compliance, but continued local parking problems remain a worry if a new operator does not actively prevent them. Committee members said they would raise parking complaints with the 49th precinct and monitor any repeat issues.

Committee staff and at least one member said they would follow up on the notification issue: a community member offered to provide a photo of a properly posted notice used elsewhere, and the committee agreed staff would review the posting practice and provide the requested information.

The meeting moved quickly through the agenda; no one in the in‑person gallery voiced opposition to the three renewals during the vote. The committee adjourned after the three liquor‑license renewals were approved and the discussion of notification and parking concerns concluded.

The committee did not record formal vote tallies in the transcript and did not specify dates for follow-up actions; members asked staff to confirm whether letters required by other processes had been sent on time and to share any documentation provided by community members.