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April 13, 2014- By Delia von Neuschatz
To: The New York State Liquor Authority
Dear (name redacted) :
I am a Battery Park City homeowner and resident writing to express my deep concern over the granting of a 7:00 AM – 4:00 AM liquor license by CB1 to the developers of the Pier A restaurant and bar complex.
Battery Park City is a quiet residential neighborhood. There are four large residential towers within a few hundred feet of Pier A. One of those buildings houses an elementary school (PS 276). Amplifying the noise emanating from Pier A and the party boats that will routinely be docked there, are the tall French windows that open onto a large wrap-around terrace with outdoor seating. In short, a 4:00 AM liquor license will turn this venue into an indoor/outdoor nightclub. There is no room and no tolerance for such an establishment in Battery Park City.
Neighboring restaurants such as Gigino’s and Inatteso (both within 100 – 300 feet of Pier A) close no later than 10:30 PM and 11:00 PM respectively. There is no reason, therefore, to place the wishes of the Pier’s developers ahead of the welfare of the community, and grant them a liquor license that extends past 10:30 or 11:00 PM.
Thank you,
Delia von Neuschatz
Batter Park City