From the Times Ledger:
Northeast Queens police said they will focus on bars and restaurants operating illegally in 2012, but community leaders said more needs to be done on a state level and cited a Flushing watering hole with a questionable liquor license as an example.
At a recent meeting of Community Board 7’s monthly district service cabinet, 109th Precinct Deputy Inspector Brian Maguire said his NYPD officers would be on the prowl in the upcoming year for bars and restaurants that are flaunting the law by serving minors or allowing drug use on the premises.
Maguire also said he wanted to crack down on bars that apply for a license under one name and then use another, or employ similar tactics to throw inspectors and police off their scents.
He cited Dreamer Music World Corp., a bar in downtown Flushing that received a liquor license in September, as an example of providing misleading information on its application.
The address on the liquor license is listed as 133-55 Stanford Ave. There is no door with that listed address along Stanford Avenue, but a plain steel door leading into an alley is located between two addresses that suggests it could be the one listed on the application.
In fact, the bar is inside a small shopping center around the corner at 41-44 Main St.
The principal of the corporation nor an attorney that was listed on the liquor license could be reached for comment by press time.
While there is a large sign along Main Street advertising the bar, upon entering the shopping center a glass door leading downstairs is marked as 133-55 Stanford Ave.
As part of its application to the state Liquor Authority, the bar had to submit a picture of its entrance, which is yet another address along Stanford Avenue. The license application is only for a beer and wine restaurant and not to serve hard liquor.
The applicant, Shu Mei Chen, marked “no” to the question: “Has the building/premises been known by any other address?” despite the fact that city Department of Buildings documents list 133-55 Stanford Ave. only as a supplementary address for 41-44 Main St.
17 comments:
Thanks for the link Crappy.
I live in Flushing and see this crap all over and it's spreading east and west along Northern Blvd. It's not a only a downtown Flushing problem.
It's right here in North Flushing.
Where the hell is Stanford Ave? Times ledger reporting is always sloppy and shitty.
"Where the hell is Stanford Ave? Times ledger reporting is always sloppy and shitty."
Its not Manhattan so they really don't give a shit as to whether they get it right.
The cops are understaffed. In addition, the Boro Chief eliminated the Club Enforcement Unit that used to be very effective in monitoring club activity, and closing down trouble spots by coordinating with SLA and Consumer Affairs. If they don't bring back that original unit, this will all be just smoke and mirrors.
41-44 Main Street on Dept. of Finance says it is a condominium. Unless you have the unit number which I tried 1, 2, 3, 11 randomly nothing came up.
So, I went to the DOB site and found that this address is associated with 41-46 and 41-48 etc.
What a history! 43 DOB violations with 36 still open. How do these Asian architects, owners, engineers get away with this crap? You tell me. They are putting lives in danger.
Why does nobody understand that the cops don't go after anyone of any signifigance.
ITS ALWAYS POLITICAL. Maybe the local politicians are being persuaded by developers to put pressure on the police department to go after shady bars so that in turn those bars can be shut down and replaced by hipster bars or WHO KNOWS but the cops are NOT going after them because its the "right thing" to do.
If they don't bring back that original unit, this will all be just smoke and mirrors.
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These bars, sometimes in the forms of Karaokes, KTVs, clubs or music studios, are the transplants of Geisha clubs from Asian countries. Just like the traditional Japanese Geisha clubs, they are actually sex clubs.
41-44 Main Street on Dept. of Finance says it is a condominium. Unless you have the unit number which I tried 1, 2, 3, 11 randomly nothing came up.
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It is very strange indeed. It is a condo, but you cannot find any condo subdivision or alteration showing it's been converted to a condo at DOB's web site. But if you dig further....Bingo!!! There is an alteration filed for converting the cellar unit from retail store to restaurant with owner's name, Joanne chen (Lung-Fong Chen's wife, a bank fraud felon and the former presdent of Great Eastern bank). Interestingly, Lung-fung Chen is also one of the major fundraiser of John Liu.
Are Community Board District Cabinet meetings open to the public?
Really Maguire ?? More bullshit from the 109th
Anon 2 and 3: They added a T. Big deal. Kind of like you not capitalizing Ledger, or leaving the apostrophe out of "It's."
Newsflash: Times Ledger doesn't cover Manhattan.
Actually, it is a big deal, because the BAR put that down on their application, possibly as a fraudulent measure. The reporter failed to explain that.
Now that's another matter, Crappie — thanks for the clarification. I'll assume you're right because you do your homework. And now the TL has simply removed the T.
The boro chief is to blame for disbanding the club enforcement. This was just her flexing her muscle without regard for community. Club enforcement had a handle on these shady bars. Everything club enforcement accomplished was a total loss thanks to your boro chief.
If a male chief had done that,he'd have been banished.Time for that old hag to make way for new blood and fresh ideas......and a real cop!
Where the hell is Stanford Ave? I think that's is the point of the article...that the address doesn't exist although it is clearly marked on the door and the owner claims that is the address for his liquor license.
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