Community Board 10 Meeting
Applause for Community Board 10 for sharing their meeting online.
The Pearl Room was a big issue at the meeting:
I was surprised Anthony Rinaldi, the owner of The Pearl Room hasn’t handled this situation better. THIS SITUATION HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR AT LEAST NINE MONTHS. Rinaldi appeared at the CB10 meeting and claimed he didn’t know about the problem until recently. Rinaldi didn’t seem to understand that his solution of moving the speakers didn’t help…..do something else NOW so the residents can sleep. Bebo, the place that was there before The Pearl Room didn’t have these noise complaints.
I applaud the CB10 members who pushed this issue and were so aggressive for their neighbors in Bay Ridge. Cheers to the CB10 member who boldly put the motion on the floor to revoke Rinaldi’s liquor licence. It was good for Rinaldi to see the community has a say here. Rinaldi tried to claim it was just five residents. HE REALLY DIDN’T GET IT. Bravo to the CB10 female member who pointed out that Rinaldi is disrespectful because this has been going on for nine months. All I could say is that we have the right people on CB10.
It appears The Pearl Room has booked parties outside of operating hours. If the restaurant keeps to the hours, the residents across the street probably won’t have any problems. Joanne Seminara made a motion to make Rinaldi responsible to his neighbors and this community – Seminara is a champion for this community.
Detective Kirschner from the 68th Precinct piped in that he is going to help…..Really Det. Kirschner? Why didn’t Detective Kirschner do that before? BTW, Detective Kirschner called me at my house because he didn’t like what I wrote on Twitter the night before. Stop monitoring what I write Detective and get out into the community and deal with issues before the meeting!
BTW, Doris Cruz, the moderator of CB10’s meeting is fantastic. She’s a go-getter.
I won’t be visiting The Pearl Room any time soon! We live close to Third Avenue and the places near us are really respectful. Years ago, we called one on a particularly late Sunday night and they immediately lowered the sound.
Hugs,
marlene
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