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Board limits hours at Port Chester ‘wellness‑and‑drinks’ business after neighbors raise privacy concerns
Summary
Neighbors opposed Majesty’s Pleasure’s liquor application, citing sightlines from the operator’s ground‑floor windows into nearby residences. The board approved the license with conditions and an initial hours limit while requiring the operator to install window treatments and follow community‑board stipulations.
Neighbors told the board that customers at the proposed Majesty’s Pleasure could look directly into nearby apartments and bedrooms for long periods, and asked the authority to require permanent window privacy measures. The operator said the business is a licensed wellness and retail concept that also offers alcohol to walk‑in patrons and runs community events; counsel and the operator argued those activities were compliant with city health and licensing rules.
After an extended exchange about visibility, privacy, and hours, the board approved the license with conditions drawn from the community board: no live music, no promoters or ticketed events, no rope lines, limits on outdoor service, and a requirement to post a complaint phone number. Commissioners also negotiated an initial hours limit (board discussion set an 8 p.m. closing in the meeting and allowed the operator to seek expanded hours later through the method‑of‑operation process). The operator agreed to install window treatments and to work with neighbors on mitigating measures.
Provenance: contested transfer/application and board conditions (transcript SEG 5936–SEG 6972).
