Cortelyou To Get Another Bar? Public Hearing Scheduled For Highbury Pub

Remember when you used to want to go for a drink on or near Cortelyou, and the only strictly-bar options were Sycamore, Solo, or 773 Lounge around the corner on Coney Island Ave.? Well, it seems like the strip is now getting its fair share of watering holes alongside the cafes and restaurants.

Smack between 773 and Bar Chord, at 1002 Cortelyou Rd. on the corner of Coney Island Ave. (formerly Bismallah Auto Parts, a Liberty Tax office, and part of George’s in the restaurant’s heyday), comes Highbury Pub. A public hearing regarding the pub is scheduled for Thursday, July 25 at 11am at the New York State Liquor Authority, and may feature testimony from the pub applicant or authorized representative as well as “an individual duly authorized to represent the community board or municipality in an official capacity and any other qualified intervenor.” Community Board 14 says:

Please take notice that a hearing pursuant to Section 64(7) or 64-a(7) of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law, concerning a proposed premises which is located within a 500 foot radius of at least three (3) other licensed and operating on-premises liquor establishments…

What do you think of Highbury Pub moving into the space–another welcome place to get a cold one, or the 21-and-over version of the multiple pharmacy situation on Cortelyou between Marlborough and E 16th?

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