Should axe-throwing and alcohol mix? Greenpoint residents debate
An axe-throwing venue in Greenpoint is hoping to start serving up alcoholic drinks — but not everyone in the neighborhood is a fan of the idea. One neighbor at a meeting on Tuesday even suggested that tipsy tossing could lead to serious physical harm.
“I recently saw a video from last spring where in another business’ hatchet-throwing bar where a woman threw [the axe], it bounced on the floor, hit the wall, came back and almost took her head off and her boyfriend’s head off,” said Community Board 1 member Steve Chesler.
“They said it was a one in a million shot, but, if you’re going to go do work in your house with power tools, do you have a few beers first or a couple drinks?”
CB1’s State Liquor Authority Review Committee initially voted to approve the beer and wine license. The full board normally concedes to the committee’s recommendations, but after members expressed unease, they decided to put it up for a full vote on Tuesday. It eventually passed with 22 votes for, six against and two abstentions.