Routine license renewal for Ridge’s Lonestar brings forth slew of noise complaints, building violations
A popular Bay Ridge watering hole is coming under fire from neighboring residents and the local community board after a backlog of 311 complaints which recently came to light highlighted the pub’s lack of proper licensing for its rear yard.
At a May 21 Community Board 10 meeting, board members addressed the slew of building violations and a mass of quality-of-life complaints from neighbors regarding Lonestar Sports Bar & Grill, 8703 Fifth Avenue,, as well as what that all means for the joint and its owner moving forward.
“Their [State Liquor Authority (SLA)] license was up for renewal at which point we looked and found that there were 115 noise complaints,” explained CB 10 District Manager Josephine Beckmann. “Then we looked towards the Department of Buildings (DOB) and we saw a whole bunch of violations there pertaining to the rear yard.”