Representatives for Ronnie Scott’s — the long‑running London jazz club — presented plans for a ticketed, majority‑seated music venue in Manhattan and answered committee questions about operations, hours and neighborhood impacts.

Attorney Jonathan Bing and principal Matt Schechner said Ronnie Scott’s New York will be a performance‑first club with dining and a staged program of early and late sets. Bing described the London model’s record of long‑running operation and careful sound control; Schechner emphasized local management and staffing plans. “Ronnie Scott’s New York would be the second venue to the world famous Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club in Soho, London,” Bing told the committee.

Applicants said the venue would be ticketed and primarily seated, operating only when performances are scheduled. They discussed late hours and said they requested later closing on some nights but would adjust times to respond to the board’s concerns. “We have asked for a late license,” an applicant said, noting that the team had not asked for the 4 a.m. London-level hours but had requested later closings on certain nights.

Committee members focused on soundproofing, crowd flow and curbside pickup challenges on Mercer/West 3rd/Great Jones streets. Applicants said the room would be acoustically treated and that they had met with nearby buildings; they also described outreach to the New School of Jazz and other cultural programs.

No final committee vote was recorded; members asked applicants to continue coordination with neighbors and to provide any clarifying documentation about hours and traffic management before a formal recommendation.