The Association is currently working with the 13th Police Precinct, CB5, DOT, to find solutions to traffic congestion causing honking, especially at night in the following areas:
If noise from a bar or restaurant is an issue, here are some simple steps you can take to remedy the problem. They are easy, non-confrontational and usually work in addressing the issue.
1) Collect and organize your facts, especially noting:
2) Does your issue violate city codes? How? Take notes. Read the NYC noise regulations here
3) Note hours of operation for business violating noise laws.
4) Buy a decibel (sound level) meter and use it. Record noise levels to document the decibel level when the establishment is noisy and when it isn't. You can buy a decibel meter at Radio Shack or, if you have an iPhone, there are apps you can buy. Neither one is expensive.
5) Talk to the manager of the establishment.
6) If there is no satisfaction from the manager, take your facts and present them to the next Community Council Meeting of your precinct. These meetings are held regularly, usually once a month, and serve to let the police know about problematic situations in the precinct.
7) Request that a Community affairs officer at your precinct mediate in a meeting with the business, and suggest to the business that you are open to mediation.
8) If all of this fails to remedy the situation, contact the PSQL (Public Safety and Quality of Life) Committee of your Community Board. When does the liquor license for this establishment expire? Are there any stipulations that the business has agreed to follow under the terms of their current liquor license? If not, ask and attend the liquor license meeting for this business when it comes up for renewal. The committee wants to know if the establishment is a persistent violator and will insert stipulations as part of their renewal recommendations to the State Liquor Authority.
For more information on advanced, complex issues, we may be able to advise you further.
Contact us at adm@29streetassociation.org and we can see if we can be of assistance.
The more informed you are on the problematic establishment and laws pertaining to liquor licenses, the more effective you can be in getting help to resolve any issues.
1) Determine liquor license status:
2) Determine density of liquor licenses in the immediate area. This is something that you should know as the State Liquor Authority has rules that can be considered in granting liquor licenses.
3) Noise issues
4) Check for CB5 stipulations and resolutions.
5) Register a complaint with Community Board 5
6) Register a Compliant with the New York State Liquor Authority
7) Ask for NYPD Action:
Conducting a New York State Liquor Authority – Public Query Search
1) Go to: https://www.sla.ny.gov, This is the home page of the NY State Liquor Authority
Click on “Public” on the left side menu:
You will see 5 choices under “Public License Query”:
Searching by trade name, location, or principal is often frustrating, since you must have the exact same wording as the license listing, and information is entered into the system in many ways (for example, Avenue or Ave, W. or West, etc in the address; the Gansevoot Hotel is listed as “TGA II LLC and 29 PARK LLC as Manager” and also under another license as “ONE PARK LLC”).
If you cannot find the license information by name, location, or by principal, try “Advanced Query”.
In Advanced Query, you can search by zip code. You will get a long list of all licenses in that zip code, which you can look through to find the license information. It's tedious, but sometimes quicker than trying to guess which abbreviations were used in any one entry. (Manhattan is New York County). The advanced query can also be downloaded into excel format, which might make sifting through the info a little easier.
Click on “premises name” for license details.
Building's address in SLA's records may be different from the business's visible street address. Example: A bar with an entrance near a street corner may have an address in SLA's records that is different from the entrance to the business.
2) Confirm address of the property for the liquor license:
Department of Buildings: https://www1.nyc.gov/site/buildings/index.page
29th Street Neighborhood Association | 115 East 34th Street, #366, New York, NY 10016 | adm@29streetassociation.org
29th Street Neighborhood Association
115 East 34th Street, #366, New York, NY 10016
adm@29streetassociation.org