Today the Downtown Express reports on two downtown bars receiving major resistance from the Tribeca and FiDi communities. One is in hot water with Community Board 1 due to gunshots and rowdy patrons , the other, to the owner's connections with celebs Justin Timberlake and his ex Cameron Diaz . Both will meet their fate at the full board meeting next week: The case of 6 Murray St : Background : Owner Eytan Sugarman , who also co owns Southern Hospitality with Justin Timberlake, would like to open a sports bar at 6 Murray St. He promised the community that celebs like Cameron Diaz would be regular customers. The Community's Issue : They fear it "will turn their quiet block into a rowdy, late-night scene, with limos, celebrities and crowds." Measures Taken: The biggest complainer took a trip to Southern Hospitality and reported back to the group that it's a loud, traffic inducing nuisance. She has a petition to deny the liquor license recommendation with 150 names. Choice quote : "I'll be damned if I’m going to let that happen to my neighborhood." The Case of Pepper's: Background : Pepper's a.k.a Club Fahrenheit is a Tribeca club on Leonard and Broadway that is neither up for a new lease nor a liquor license renewal until October. However, the club has been deemed so noisy and violent that CB 1 members think it should be shut down. The Community's Issue: Fighting patrons leaving the club at 4 a.m. wake up residents, the shootings (the mo ...
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Today the Downtown Express reports on two downtown bars receiving major resistance from the Tribeca and FiDi communities. One is in hot water with Community Board 1 due to gunshots and rowdy patrons , the other, to the owner's connections with celebs Justin Timberlake and his ex Cameron Diaz . Both will meet their fate at the full board meeting next week: The case of 6 Murray St : Background : Owner Eytan Sugarman , who also co owns Southern Hospitality with Justin Timberlake, would like to open a sports bar at 6 Murray St. He promised the community that celebs like Cameron Diaz would be regular customers. The Community's Issue : They fear it "will turn their quiet block into a rowdy, late-night scene, with limos, celebrities and crowds." Measures Taken: The biggest complainer took a trip to Southern Hospitality and reported back to the group that it's a loud, traffic inducing nuisance. She has a petition to deny the liquor license recommendation with 150 names. Choice quote : "I'll be damned if I’m going to let that happen to my neighborhood." The Case of Pepper's: Background : Pepper's a.k.a Club Fahrenheit is a Tribeca club on Leonard and Broadway that is neither up for a new lease nor a liquor license renewal until October. However, the club has been deemed so noisy and violent that CB 1 members think it should be shut down. The Community's Issue: Fighting patrons leaving the club at 4 a.m. wake up residents, the shootings (the mo ...