Community Board 12 Votes on Liquor, Wine Licenses for Washington Heights, Inwood Businesses

WASHINGTON HEIGHTS-INWOOD, NY — Community Board 12, which represents Washington Heights and Inwood, met in June to — among other things — make its recommendations to the State Liquor Authority on which neighborhood establishments should receive liquor licenses.

Without a liquor license a businesses cannot serve any form of hard alcoholic beverage. For certain businesses serving liquor can be very profitable. For other business, such as bars and liquor stores, a liquor license is essential.

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The Community Board also decided on recommendations for wine and beer licenses and enclosed café licenses.

Here's how the board voted:

1. Resolution to renew on-premises liquor license to Café Sahara Inc. – 4026 10th Avenue — failed 8-22-1-0.
2. Resolution to renew on-premises liquor license to Mamajuana Café – 243 to 249 Dyckman Street — passed 22-7-2-0.
3. Recommendation to renew on-premises liquor license to La Nueva España — 606 West 207th Street — passed 27-4-1-0.
4. Recommendation to renew on-premises liquor license to Corcho Wine Room – 227 Dyckman Street — passed 24-6-1-0.
5. Resolution to renew restaurant wine license to Grito Mexican Grill — 2555 St. Nicholas Avenue (corner of West 188th Street). passed 26-4-1-0.
6. Resolution to recommend an alteration to existing method of operation to Café Sahara Inc. — failed 9-21-1-0.
7. Resolution to recommend an alteration to existing method of operation to Mamajuana Café — 243 to 249 Dyckman Street — passed 17-12-2-0.
8. Resolution to grant a new enclosed sidewalk café license to Maja’s Tapas Restaurant Bar Inc. — 229 Dyckman Street — failed 10-21-0-0.
9. Resolution to grant a new enclosed sidewalk café license to Café Tabaco & Ron — 501 West 214th Street — failed 9-21-1-0.
10. Resolution to grant a new enclosed sidewalk café to Pat E Palo — 251 Dyckman Street — failed 9-21-1-0.
11. Resolution to grant a new on-premises liquor license to WFRB Inc. — 141 Nagel Avenue — failed 11-19-1-0.
12. Resolution to recommend the SLA to grant a new on-premises liquor license to La Oaxaquena Restaurant — 1969 Amsterdam Avenue — failed 11-19-1.
13. Resolution to grant a new on-premises wine license to Dyckman Billiards Café Inc. — 100 Dyckman Street — passed 8-12-1-0.
14. Resolution to recommend the SLA to grant a new on-premises liquor license to Fat Pig Inc. — 120 Dyckman Street — failed 14-15-2-0.
15. Resolution to grant a new on-premises liquor license to Luz Bar & Grill — 92 Nagle Avenue — failed 13-16-2-0.
16. Resolution to grant a new on-premises liquor license to Arka Lounge — 4488 Broadway — passed 16-12-2-0.
17. Resolution to not grant a new on-premises liquor license to Luxor — 3775 10th Avenue — passed 5-5-1-0.
18. Resolution to grant a new restaurant wine license to Saxon y Mas Restaurant & Bar Inc. — 4193 Broadway — passed 26-4-1-0.
19. Recommendation to grant a new restaurant wine license to Sabor Tropical Restaurant Corp. — 143 — passed 24-7-1-0.
20. Resolution to grant a new restaurant wine license to Rue La Rue Inc. — 4396 Broadway — passed 25-5-1-0.
21. Resolution to not grant a new restaurant wine license to Capri Restaurant — 1342 St. Nicholas Avenue — passed 23-6-2-0.
22. Resolution to not grant a new restaurant wine license to Cuevas Café — 5025 Broadway — passed 29-1-1-0.
23. Resolution to grant a new enclosed sidewalk café license to Altus Café — 4325 Broadway — passed 19-11-1-0.
24. Resolution to renew on-premises liquor license to R & M Corp. — 1261 to 1263 St. Nicholas Avenue — passed 23-7-1-0.
25. Resolution to renew on-premises liquor license to Voga Lounge & Grill — 300 Audubon Avenue — passed 26-4-1-0.
26. Resolution to renew eating place beer license to Pollo Dorado Fried Chicken — 1497 St. Nicholas Avenue — passed 27-4-0-0.