Michael Brennan, who's behind the sports bars Triona's (with locations in Gramercy and the West Village) and the Hairy Lemon on Avenue B, is opening Lydia's in this space. (Lydia's has a spaceholder Instagram account here.)
Community Board 3 approved the liquor license for the new establishment despite extensive issues with the 16 First Ave. space, including "175 311 complaints in the past two years, with 71 non-crime corrected (on 34 separate dates)," according to the minutes of the December 2023 meeting.
Per the minutes: "Although this location has a serious history of problems for over 15 years, including noise, open doors and windows, wait lines, participating in pub crawls, etc, we are approving it based on the current applicant's history at the locations on 3rd Avenue and Sullivan Street."
The Grayson opened at No. 16 in June 2015, taking over for the short-lived Bar Akuda (not a Heart song).
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