Community Board 11 forwards letters on two alcohol licenses and one cannabis application; motions pass unanimously

Community Board 11’s leadership committee voted on March 19 to forward three license‑related letters to the relevant authorities.

The committee approved a letter of no objection for Ask Bar and Grill LLC to the State Liquor Authority. A separate motion produced a letter of objection for SC White Plains LLC (the Shaken Crab location) after local officers reported multiple incidents at that address; members said the objection should reference the 49th Precinct’s concerns. The committee also moved a letter of objection for a cannabis retail license at 1402 Blondale Avenue, citing the applicant’s failure to appear at committee meetings to answer community questions.

All three motions "passed unanimously," and members discussed specific language for the Shaken Crab objection to reference past incidents reported by police. Reasons cited for the cannabis objection were procedural (the applicant did not attend two scheduled committee meetings) rather than adverse police reports.

Why it matters: Letters from community boards are advisory but routinely filed with the State Liquor Authority and local electeds and can influence license review, neighborhood outreach and public perception.

What’s next: The board will transmit the letters as approved; no vote tallies or individual roll‑call votes were recorded in the leadership meeting transcript.