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Committee members said they would present the application to the full board at its May 22 meeting so members there could question the applicant and review additional records before the board takes a position that would be forwarded as a recommendation to the New York State Liquor Authority.

Committee members and the applicant discussed three incidents cited in police notes and correspondence: a noise complaint on Sept. 20, 2024 for loud music; an Oct. 11, 2024 arrest connected to machines later removed from the premises, which the applicant said was dismissed; and a shooting in the street near the location in mid-September 2024.

Mr. Kirk, identified in the meeting as the owner of Portofino, said the machines that were the subject of the October enforcement action were removed and that the case was dismissed before reaching a judge. \"The case was dismissed before go to a judge,\" he said. He also said the enclosure or \"shed\" used during the pandemic had been removed and that the building-code violations tied to it had been satisfied.

Detective Hall of the NYPD, who joined the meeting remotely, declined to provide investigative particulars at the committee meeting, saying the matters were still under investigation. \"I do know that things are still underneath investigation, so it might be something difficult to, to give to you guys,\" Detective Hall said.

The applicant agreed to forward documentation to committee staff, including a letter from the district attorney's office indicating it declined to prosecute and records related to the October arrest and dismissal. Committee staff said they will add those materials to the full board packet for the next meeting.

Because the committee lacked the members needed to take a formal vote, the chair said he would present the Portofino renewal application to the full board, where members may ask questions about the shooting, noise complaints and past enforcement history before the board issues a recommendation to the liquor authority.

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Detective Hall said neighborhood coordination officers (NCOs) conducted operations that removed more than 30 derelict or abandoned vehicles in the command and that officers had taken enforcement action against vehicles used to sell marijuana from a bus on Van Ness and conducted an operation on East Gun Hill Road.

Residents raised multiple quality-of-life concerns during the meeting, including late-night street racing, revving cars that disturb sleep, loud music emanating from events near commercial corridors and vandalism of the Peace Plaza monument. Several residents said the noisy activity often occurs in the early morning hours.

Detective Hall urged residents to record incidents and provide license-plate numbers or video evidence to officers. \"If you're seeing that occur, please record it,\" she said, adding that callers should continue to use 911 so officers can respond to ongoing incidents and NCOs can focus enforcement where patterns emerge.

On abandoned vehicles and derelict trucks, Detective Hall said precinct staff recently coordinated operations that removed more than 30 vehicles and that additional steps are planned to address truck parking on Williamsbridge Road near St. Catherine's. She said the precinct faces challenges in keeping vehicles from being returned because of district attorney procedures related to seizures.

Committee members asked about a city pilot program described as a quality-of-life initiative; Detective Hall said the program is in pilot form in other precincts and that the 49th Precinct may be considered later. She said the initiative would combine NCOs, youth officers and traffic officers into joint operations, but she did not have final details on implementation.

A member of the public also reported vandalism to the monument at Peace Plaza shortly before Memorial Day; committee members said they would seek clarity on whether the response is handled by police, parks or another agency.

Detective Hall closed by reiterating the precinct's request for community reports and documentation and by thanking residents for their continued engagement with command staff.

Formal actions: none taken at the committee level.","Detective Hall of the NYPD told the Economic Development and Public Safety Committee that the precinct recently received nine new officers and said the additional staffing had helped neighborhood enforcement efforts.","actionData","errors"]

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Committee defers Portofino liquor-license renewal after past complaints and 2024 shooting cited

NYPD reports nine new officers; community raises concerns about abandoned vehicles, street racing and loud music