From the Times Ledger:
A controversial catering hall in Floral Park that has drawn the ire of neighbors for its customers’ rowdy antics was granted a liquor license, prompting outrage from elected officials.
Residents said they saw customers bring in alcohol to Shahi Darbar at 83-47 258th St. and witnessed patrons having sex on top and inside their cars at night.
Other complaints included broken bottles of alcohol on the sidewalk, double-parked cars and loud noise.
A resident who asked not to be named said when he went to complain about some of the behavior recently, he was pushed by a Shahi Darbar employee.
Community Board 10 voted against a liquor license for Shahi Darbar last year, but the state Liquor Authority approved the application anyway in June without notifying the board about the hearing.
“We were very disgusted,” said CB 10 member Seymour Finkelstein, who lives near the establishment. “We feel that we had no say in the matter. Why weren’t we notified to the hearing?”
State Sen. Frank Padavan (R-Bellerose) wrote to state Liquor Authority Chairman Dennis Rosen July 27 asking the body to suspend the liquor license and set up a public hearing in the community.
“This establishment has become a nightmare for local residents,” the senator wrote.
Padavan said he has yet to hear back from the authority.
3 comments:
Did someone move CB10?
And why shouldn't Eastern Queens enjoy the same vibrancy that the rest of us in the borough already do?
The sad thing is if you look up that address on google maps you see this is built where a house used to sit, along a quiet residential street and not on Hillside Ave where it should be. Disgusting.
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