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Liquor License Denied for Uptown Bar Where Police Were Assaulted

May 28, 2015 4:18pm | Updated May 28, 2015 4:18pm
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FORT GEORGE — A bar where two police officers were attacked had its application for a liquor license shot down by the full community board after initially getting the green light.

Earlier this the month, Community Board 12's licensing committee approved a liquor license renewal for Lucky Seven at 1447 St. Nicholas Ave outside of which two police officers were punched at the end of April.

Information about the assaults was not shared with the committee when the applicant appeared at the licensing meeting, and an officer from the 34th Precinct who was present at the time did not object to the renewal.

At the full CB12 meeting Tuesday night, the board discussed the assaults as well as additional complaints from the community, including allegations of excessive noise and public drunkenness.

“I was at the last precinct meeting when Lucky Seven was discussed in detail,” said board member Barbara Frazier. “There were about three people there who spoke about the anguish of living near Lucky Seven. They were really feeling quite miserable and I want to speak for them.”

No representative from the bar spoke at the meeting.

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