Williamsburg Club Owner To Annoyed Neighbors: Just Go Out More Often!

Williamsburg Club Owner To Annoyed Neighbors: Just Go Out More Often! Much to the chagrin of the luxury condo community , Alex Dimitrov, the owner of the "immigrant embassy Balkan disco dive bar extravaganza" Mehanata on the Lower East Side, has plans to open another venue in Williamsburg. Sorry Billyburg, no Bad Buka for you. CB1, no stranger to the war on liquor licensing and outside bars, may possibly have some sway over the ultimate decision, but Dimitrov is ardently defending his business plan, telling Brooklyn Paper that the locals worried about his club that "this is a commercial area, and when you bought your home you took chance. And Dimitrov insists da club will cater to a more laid back Williamsburg crowd. Dimitrov's requested liquor license for the venue has been denied by Community Board 1's liquor license committee but is waiting for the full board vote on April 17. The current warehouse space of the to-be Williamsburg Manor on 60 North 1st Street is intended to be a dreamy performance and party venue complete with a public rooftop garden (you know, for the community). " Yeah, that ought to win them over. Williamsburg Club Owner To Annoyed Neighbors: Just Go Out More Often! Trade News selected by Local Linkup on 11/04/2012