ABC Meeting Recap - July 22, 2010

I attended last Thursday's Alcohol Beverage Control Board meeting on July 22, 2010 to get an idea of what transpires on this board. This Board has three commissioners Gerard Colangelo (Chair), Philip Salinardi, and Robert Philips and generally meets twice a month on Thursdays starting at 5:30PM.

The agenda had these three items:

1) License Transfer for New Sky Club Restaurant: The person to person transfer of a pocket license was approved to go from Cliff Street Restaurant, Inc. to Sanford Weiss at 700 First Street #17A. The plan is to open the restaurant by August 13th if everything else adheres to schedule. Hoboken restaurateur David Anthony is reportedly involved with the project.

2) The Bar Nine on Washington Street Gets Suspension: A 5 day suspension was given to the bar Nine at 333 Washington Street for violation of alcohol serving laws. The suspension will start on August 21st and last 5 days. No one representing the business showed up for this hearing. The fine is due to an incident on February 15, 2010 at 3:07 am where an inspector/officer caught 10-15 patrons in the bar after the 3 am cutoff on a Sunday morning after Valentine's Day. I know this from my experience bouncing part time. On the weekend in New Jersey, no patron is allowed into an establishment after 2am and all patrons must be out by 3am. Employees only are allowed after that cutoff. Employees in the restaurant field in Hoboken are supposed to have their bar cards on them at times while on duty.

Nine Hoboken, NJ - Will take a five day break in August due to suspension

3) Issue with W Hotel and Noise Complaints: Several people who have residences had filed a complaint abut noise at the W Hotel at 225 River Street . The Hotel had its representation present but none of the people who had filed the complaint bothered to show up. The Hotel attorney stated that they would be willing to do measurements of the sound at the appropriate times if they could get authorization. This case has been dragging on for some time.

Editor's note: I plan to cover other Board meetings as time permits to give readers an idea of what transpires at these meetings. ◦

ABC Meeting Recap - July 22, 2010