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SLA 2 hearing sees string of restaurant license applications, neighbors press for stricter outdoor and noise rules
Summary
The SLA 2 Licensing Committee heard a series of transfer and alteration applications for restaurants in the West Village and nearby blocks; residents repeatedly urged limits on hours, outdoor speakers/TVs, clearer DOT permits and better trash/line management. Committee members pressed applicants to accept stipulations on outdoor hours, clear pedestrian paths and pickups.
Donna Reftery, chair of the SLA 2 Licensing Committee, opened the April session with procedural directions and a list of items that had been withdrawn or laid over. The committee then heard more than a half dozen applications to open, transfer, or change methods of operation for neighborhood restaurants and bars.
Charlene Mobi Shankar (S4) proposed Manor Estate Wines, a 300‑square‑foot tasting room at 61 Carmine Street. Shankar said the venue will feature background music only and operate as a small, quiet wine bar; she told the committee she had met local block associations and would follow any DOT requirements for sidewalk seating. The committee and neighbors discussed occupancy and diagram scale.
Bridal Andreo (S10) told the board that Romay LLC intends to keep the existing restaurant operation…
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