Contrary to what was reported earlier, things aren't looking to good for La Esquina's plan to serve liquor at their sidewalk cafe. CB2 voted unanimously against it in last night's full board meeting. From our CB correspondent:

"The restaurant owner, Derek Sanders, spoke during the public session arguing that he has gone out of his way to meet with a particular person opposed to the sidewalk presence. He has offered to replace her windows with special soundproof ones. Sanders also explained that he lives in the same building as the restaurant, and the area in general is very noisy—in other words, the problem is not just his hot spot.

Sanders was followed by concerned neighbors of the restaurant—both speaking against the restaurant's application. The soundproof window woman was one of the speakers and said she doesn't believe Sander's offer because she emailed him about the windows on Monday and has yet to hear back. She presented a petition with 100 neighborhood signatures opposing the expansion and complained that noisy tequila drinkers party outside until 6 a.m. Sanders heckled her mildly, shaking his head in disagreement, but left quickly after speaking. The full board unanimously approved the committee's resolution to deny the license."

· First Word: La Esquina Gets Doesn't Get Sidewalk Booze [~E~]
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