Gothamist reports that Community Board 6 will hold a meeting to address the renewal of Union Hall’s standing license, which expires on May 31st.
Some neighbors call the bar a nuisance and want to shut the establishment down.
Jon Crow, one of those spearheading the campaign to shut the venue down, emailed us about an upcoming public hearing regarding the renewal of Union Hall’s liquor license, admitting, “those of us fighting this nuisance bar are fully aware this hearing won’t close it down.”
In a long-winded 3-page press release (PDF), he tells the story of how the “enormous drinking establishment, performance venue, rock club and late night hot spot” has caused residents many restless nights; and “while it may look like a library from the outside, it’s anything but.” (Even if it were a library, some Park Slope residents have found a way to complain about that establishment, too.) Regarding Union Hall, last spring 75 neighbors (some who think their homes are now “unlivable”) signed a letter outlining their grievances, and now they’ve gotten themselves a public hearing.
You really have to love Park Slope (NOT!). Half of the residents want to fight for the right to go to this bar with their kids so they can ruin it, and half of the residents want to shut it down because it’s supposedly ruining their time at home with their kids! With so many therapists in this neighborhood, you’d think there’d be a little less craziness? Nah.
Whew!