First Word

The Community Board 2 agenda for its two-day SLA Licensing marathon meeting is up. Of interest: Amagansett Hospitality Group is after the old Foccaceria space on Bank Street, DJ BBQ hopes to open on West 3rd St., a restaurant called Newstead is eying the old Braeburn space, and The London Irish is applying for the old Bleecker Street Theater space. There's also a transfer on the docket for the highly popular beer bar Swift, and plenty of holdovers from last month, including Custom American Wine Bar, Lucali, and Toby's Public House. [EaterWire]