yah so

personally, i don't really care about theBeatriceInn because i'm old and i don't go out-- the one time i went right around when it first opened, it didn't appeal to me all that much (it's just not my stilo).

however i am aware 'theBea' is currently closed, but hopes to be open by "next week" or "by end of the month latest."

well

as somebody who has some familiarity with the DOB and has (coincidentally) gazed upon theBeatriceInn's "Stop Work / Vacate Premises Order" with my very own eyes

alls i can say is:

if they manage to get that place open even by the end of the month-- i will be very very very VERY impressed.

i will be SO impressed, there is a good chance i can even get a certain restaurant consultation firm to PAY the Beatrice owners for details as to HOW they managed to clear their Order with the DOB so quickly.

i am seriously not kidding.

cuz no joke

as far as i can tell

the only way they are going to get those Orders lifted is with a whole LOT of bureaucratic muscle and/or a TRUCKLOAD of cash.




anyways

if the Beatrice succeeds, and if one of yalls happens to know anybody high up on the Beatrice food chain-- holla.

i know some pretty prominent peoples who would be mighty interested in having a 'sitdown' or whatever.

Check your email.

it's nice that even after your big feud with page 6, they still hang on your every word, abbe!

BEATRICE NOT QUITE READY TO RETURN

aha ha ha haa hah oh IS THAT ALL ?



okay well-- let's assume alls this is true. then these are the steps AT MINIMUM with which theBeatriceInn will have to comply:

- required special state "certified" architect: $10,000 retainer (that's essentially for a signature. oh but if you're really lucky, you might get CONFIRMATION from him-- something like: "oh YEAH, you're definitely fucked all right.")

- adding a second ingress/egress
oh sure that's easy ! just pick any ole spot to plunk one in ! here ? there ? oh no wait how about there ?! alls we'll have to do is shorten the bar and move a bathroom ! no problem !
right after we ACQUIRE THE PERMIT i mean.

- truck in tens of tons of SAND. what for, you ask ? why-- to hold up the wall (the one that "looks" kind of rickety) when you go ripping into it to plop in a new ingress/egress of course. to help keep the building from falling down, natch !

- widen the entrance.
mmhmmp. uh huh. uhh ha ha ahah hahahhaha haahahaa
the entrance, you say ? oh okay. let's just WIDEN the doorway ! how hard could that be ?
oh wait-- you mean the doorway that's sandwiched at the base of those really narrow teensy tiny "only a man whose ass is narrow can make it down these stairs" stairway ?
so i guess we'll just WIDEN the stairway too, no ? sure, we'll just GUT THE FUCKING SIDEWALK to widen the stairway ! aint no thing but a chicken wing !
be sure you get on the horn to the Dept of Transportation first, though ! they might have a little something to say bout that. ya know-- maybe.

- add more sprinklers.
assuming the place already has sprinklers-- well hey, at least that shit aint so hard.

- and OH while you're doing ALL THAT.
be sure to KEEP THE NOISE DOWN, lest one of your kind, gracious, empathic neighbors calls 311 to complain.
otherwise-- oh i dunno. maybe the DOB will come by AGAIN to issue ANOTHER "Stop Work" order !

hhahahhahahaa ohhh joy. isn't this fun ?! wait, it gets better.

let's presume ALL THIS actually gets accomplished (quickly, no less) by some awesome jack-daniels swilling grungy teeshirt wearing facial hair sporting hipster loving Grace of God.

the DOB will be informed the work is completed as required. and then alls one has to do is WAIT til the DOB decides to haul its ass back on down and fully rescind the Order.








did i say "end of the month" ?

if matt-abramcyk can pull this stuff off before january 2010-- i will STILL be pretty impressed.

if it all happens by october 2009-- i will be very very very VERY impressed. really truly.

if it happens by the end of the month ? i will probably get down on my knees and kiss his Converse by Varvatos i swear to gawd.

Beatrice can always move. If they can get CB2 to approve moving the liq license. If they can't get approved, they can buy an existing license and transfer. Going price right now is cheap, prob can get one fast for only $100K. But after the temp license expires, SLA has to approve transfer, that might take time.

Could move to LES, but CB3 won't approve new apps. Oh well there's always 27th St.

I heard that Matt was having alot of problem with a woman that lived on top of Smith and Mills and he got her evicted so who knows????

Well, it doesn't look like you'll be needing those knee pads and Chapstick after all.

LOL.

http://newyork.craigslist.org/mnh/off/1218774097.html Seeking Restaurant w/full liquor license (West Village)
Reply to: hous-bf7jq-1218774097@craigslist.org [Errors when replying to ads?]
Date: 2009-06-12, 6:52PM EDT

I and my partners are looking for a restaurant/bar with a full liquor license in place for sale in the west village area.
We prefer dealing directly with the owner and are very serious.
Feel free to let me know what you might have available.

best,
P

Is that Paul??

The above posts have been Split from "what, no Res't Association?" to make a New Topic.

R.I.P. Beatrice ?

Everybody's been wondering what's going on with the Beatrice Crew since the shuttering a while back and there are a number of rumors on the street. As we already know, Matt has opened the new sports bar with Sean Avery and they are still consulting for the Chelsea in AC and attracting the likes of Arthur Kade. Members of the crew are also doing a few nights at Avenue. Andre has been seen around town. The following rumors have come from some trusty Little Birdies, but are completely unsubstantiated:

Rumor 1: The Beatrice will reopen soon. Real soon. If you thought it was exclusive before, this shit is about to get real tight and it will be very quiet.

Rumor 2: The crew will be involved at The Standard. An intrepid Little Birdy claims to have knowledge of a meeting with Andre, the other Andre and Paul.

http://www.downbythehipster.com/blog/2009/...ce-edition.html

YEA.

and this is why -----> http://www.downbythehipster.com/blog/2009/...a.html#comments

sometimes peoples just need to go and fucking FUCK THEMSELVES.

whatever. beatrice is ok, but it needs to get over itself anyway. why does everyone that goes to beatrice think they're such hot shit? seriously, have you ever tried to talk to anyone that goes there? if you say that you don't like it, right away they answer back that it's just because you can't get in.

uh no, excuse me. i don't like it because it's claustrophobic, a fire trap, the bartenders suck and when it gets too crowded, it smells like b.o. and yea, sorry, but i don't give that much of a shit about rohan or the olsen twins. i also don't snort coke on a regular basis.

what's the big deal, anyway? they have to move locations? omg alert the media the sky is falling.

LOL.

That's so true. But, then I always answer back, "Listen up, young'n. I don't have to get into Beatrice Inn, but I'm sure the fetus you were would have killed to get into Spy."

The B-Inn.........what a joke, If you don't let me in I'll just spend my $1000. in the other 37,000 choices NY has to offer.............no big whup!!!






I LOVE THIS TOWN!!!!

http://www.nypost.com/seven/07272009/gossi...outs_181587.htm July 27, 2009 --
THE "Free the Beatrice" effort appears to have failed. An insider tells Page Six that the West Village hot spot, which has been shuttered since April, is up for a liquor-license renewal at the beginning of next year -- and has almost no chance of getting it. "Neighbors are still campaigning against the club, and they have the support of the city," says our source. "To reopen, they'd have to pay $23,000 in fines, install a fire door that matches the period exterior of the building, and put in a sprinkler system.

Right again, Abbe