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Community board conditionally backs Los Primos renewal, asks for corrected New Year’s permit
Summary
The Bronx community board’s Economic Development & Public Safety Committee agreed to forward letters of no objection for two alcohol-license renewals — Los Primos (698 Allerton Ave.) and Mistel Restaurant & Bar (2314 Eastchester Rd.). The Los Primos approval is conditional on the applicant providing a corrected all‑night/New Year’s‑Eve form by 3:00 p.m. the next day.
The Economic Development & Public Safety Committee voted to forward letters of no objection for two alcohol‑license renewals, while asking the proprietor of one to submit a corrected special‑event form.
Committee member Dwayne Williams moved to send a letter of no objection for Los Primos, 698 Allerton Ave., “subject to them providing the correct all night permit to the community board by tomorrow,” and the motion was carried, according to the committee record. The board also moved and carried a separate letter of no objection for Mistel Restaurant & Bar, 2314 Eastchester Rd.
The action followed staff and member discussion over the application packet, which the committee said contained an ambiguous entry listed only as an “all night event” without the date and hours the applicant requested. Members said that detail matters because a regular license typically limits liquor service until 4 a.m., while a special SLA (New York State Liquor Authority) permit can allow extended hours for specific events.
Maria, a representative for Los Primos, joined the meeting to explain the SLA filing and to answer questions. She stated the SLA submission “will give us the opportunity to stay open until 8AM of 01/01/2026” and that the establishment most likely would serve alcohol until 6:00 a.m. for the one‑day event. The committee asked Maria to add the event date and the requested service hours to the community board form and to return it to staff by 3:00 p.m. the following day so the full board could consider the item.
Committee staff (Chris) reminded members that the SLA makes the final licensing decision and that the community board’s role is advisory; the board’s letter would be forwarded on board letterhead. Members discussed the application’s 30‑day notice timing and noted that if the correct information arrived before the full‑board meeting, the board could proceed without delaying the applicant.
The committee recorded the motion as carrying; the transcript does not include a roll‑call vote tally. The next procedural step is for staff to receive the corrected form from the applicant and to circulate the drafted letter to the board before the full‑board meeting.
