Street Life

The Street Life Committee of the Board reviews plans for sidewalk cafes and liquor license applications. The Board then makes recommendations to the Department of Consumer Affairs and the New York State Liquor Authority with regard to these applications. This committee meets on the first Tuesday of each month.

Abraham Salcedo, Chair
Loraine Brown
Paul Higgins
Barry Schneider
Cos Spagnoletti
Russell Squire
Marco Tamayo

Attention Liquor License Applicants and Attorneys

As you may know, Community Board 8 Manhattan is conducting its business remotely right now.  This may affect how our response time to alcohol license application notices that are sent to us through the mail.

Until further notice, we ask that whenever possible to email us 30-Day Standardized Notice Forms and application materials for alcohol licenses instead of sending them to us physically.  If you have already sent us a 30-Day Standardized Notice in the mail, it will still be processed.  However, there may be a small delay.  If you have recently sent us 30-day notices, please scan and email them to [email protected] as soon as possible, just in case.

Learn about the MEND NYC program to mediate quality-of-life disputes between NYC residents and hospitality venues, click here.

Current Agenda

• January 5, 2021 - Street Life Committee

Archived Agendas, Minutes and Resolutions

• Click here

Community Updates

• 02.23.15 Active Sidewalk Cafes As Of February 2015 - Manhattan CB8
• Sidewalk Cafe decision

State Liquor Authority Mapping Project

• Allows one to search applicants seeking a liquor license
• Link to State Liquor Authority Mapping Project