Photos by Stacie Joy
Tonight's October meeting of Community Board 3's SLA committee includes the following applicants (find the full list here)...
• Three Cherries Hospitality LLC, 15 1st Ave (op) (tavern)
Three Cherries Hospitality LLC seeks to take over the liquor license at La Linea's longtime home, which has operated between First Street and Second Street since 1994. (La Linea remains open.)
The proposed tavern, whose name is still to be determined, would operate daily from 3 p.m. to 4 a.m. and would have 52 seats, including 16 at the bar. Application here.
Plans call for eight TVs and a menu of flatbread pizzas, chicken wings, mozzarella sticks, fried zucchini, etc.
The applicants are Benjamin Aizer, Kevin Peet, Brian Vogel and Andrew Rhodes. Their hospitality backgrounds include the now-closed McKenna's Pub on West 14th Street as well as The Mayfly on Houston and Suffolk.
• Slow Dials (Hartburn LLC), 188 E 2nd St (wb) (bar/tavern)
Slow Dials, a new reading room, is coming to the former Karma gallery space between Avenue A and Avenue B, offering a place to unplug for a while with a book, a puzzle or an embroidery project.
Visitors can walk in or reserve a 45- or 90-minute session in the lounge, with access to a library of seasonal short stories, weekly sudoku and logic puzzles, embroidery kits and other activities, per its website.
Reservations will also include coffee from a rotating selection of local roasters and seasonal teas.
According to its website, Slow Dials is intended as a place to "pass time, spend time, or just make time to enjoy the simple pleasures in life."
The CB3 application outlines plans for book clubs, writing and journaling groups, craft workshops, author talks and occasional acoustic performances and movie screenings.
The 50-seat space will also offer sandwiches, soups and other refreshments, along with books, stationery and art supplies.
Proposed hours are 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesday through Monday, with Tuesdays off.
• The Kankan House (189 Restaurant LLC), 189 E 3rd St (op) (restaurant)
A new restaurant is in the works in a space that has been vacant for more than 10 years.
Applicant Priya Jayanth seeks a liquor license for the Kankan House, which will serve coastal Indian cuisine.
The proposed layout includes 72 seats at 10 tables, plus 12 barstools. The menu features vegetable samosas, chicken tikka masala, butter chicken, paneer dishes, biryani, among other menu items.
Hours would be 8 a.m. (breakfast?) to 11 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 8 a.m. to midnight Friday through Sunday.
Jayanth's hospitality background includes management experience with Electric Lemon at the Equinox Hotel in Hudson Yards.
• The Voyage (Irish Northwest LLC), 205 E 4th St (op)
The Voyage, an Irish pub, is proposed for the former Cabin NYC space between Avenue A and Avenue B.
Applicants Nathan Ward, Stephen Curley, and Connor Savage, operating as Irish Northwest LLC, are seeking a new liquor license for the currently vacant storefront.
The application describes a 60-seat pub with 12 bar seats, a full kitchen serving comfort food and background music.
The proposed hours extend to 4 a.m. on Fridays and Saturdays, 2 a.m. on Wednesdays and Thursdays, and midnight on the remaining nights. Weekend hours would begin at 11 a.m., with a 3 p.m. opening Monday through Friday.
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CB3's SLA meeting is tonight at 6:30. The Zoom link is here. This is a hybrid meeting, and limited public seating is available. The first 15 people who arrive at the Community Board 3 Office, 59 E. Fourth St., between Second Avenue and the Bowery, will be accommodated.
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