Wall Street Journal reports on arena-area changes, with some curious omissions about Kemistry and the arena liquor license
In New Nets Arena Proves a Magnet, the Wall Street Journal reports on the efforts by bar/restaurant owners to serve both transient and local crowds, and on the tension between good ol' businesspeople and stuffy people who live there:
Kemisty would be only the second club in Brooklyn with bottle service, and would be far closer to a residential district than most (all?) bottle service clubs.
And while Kemistry operator James Brown says he's moving ahead, the article doesn't mention that the business is being sued by its landlord for nonpayment of rent.
About the arena
The article states gingerly about arena venues:
Actually, the arena doesn't have a liquor license just yet. We're still waiting for a report from an administrative law judge and a meeting of the State Liquor Authority.
This opposition has been slowing leasing efforts for a big space kitty-corner to Barclays Center on Atlantic Avenue, according to Bob Hebron, a principal of Ingram & Hebron Realty that has the brokerage assignment. The community is "beginning to dig in its heels" to prevent sports bars or "Hooters-type places" from opening there, he says, referring to the restaurant chain known for its scantily clad waitresses.While the article lower down delicately mentions that Kemistry "was planning to offer customers the ability to buy bottles of hard liquor and make drinks at tables," some context is missing.
Nearby on Flatbush Avenue, a restaurant entrepreneur's attempts to open a bar named Kemistry that would operate until 3:30 a.m. on Fridays and Saturdays ran afoul of the local community board. In May, the board voted overwhelmingly to oppose its liquor license application, though the resolution doesn't block Kemistry from trying to get a license.
Kemisty would be only the second club in Brooklyn with bottle service, and would be far closer to a residential district than most (all?) bottle service clubs.
And while Kemistry operator James Brown says he's moving ahead, the article doesn't mention that the business is being sued by its landlord for nonpayment of rent.
About the arena
The article states gingerly about arena venues:
Some of these venues will stay open for an hour following the end of games.Unmentioned is that such timing was not disclosed when arena operators made a presentation before the affected Community Boards. They distinctly said the cut-off would be at the end of the third quarter for NBA games and before the end of other events.
Actually, the arena doesn't have a liquor license just yet. We're still waiting for a report from an administrative law judge and a meeting of the State Liquor Authority.
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