Urban Outfitters Applies For Liquor License In Planned Williamsburg Location
NEW YORK(CBSNewYork) -- A clothing chain has raised eyebrows with a unique request in the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn.
Urban Outfitters has submitted a liquor license application to Community Board 1 for a location that is being constructed on North 6th Street, The Daily News reported.
Some local officials questioned the need to serve alcohol inside of a clothing store.
Urban Outfitters Applies For Liquor License In Planned Williamsburg Location
"I can't think of a circumstance for which it would be appropriate for Urban Outfitters to have a liquor license," City Councilman Stephen Levine (D-Greenpoint) told the Daily News.
And Williamsburg residents may be hesitant to wet their whistles at a corporate clothing retailer.
"The whole point of bars in this neighborhood is that they are owned by people who live here. They are small local businesses," Alicia Cantor-Palm told the paper.
Over 100 applicants have submitted requests for liquor licenses to Community Board 1 in September and will have a chance to make their case on October 3.
Community Board 1 will not serve as the final arbiter of liquor licenses in Williamsburg. The state will have the final say in who does and does not receive a license.
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