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June 18, 2012
Bottle Service At Barclays Center Might Cost It A Liquor License
Gothamist
by Rebecca Fishbein
Looks like the Barclays Center's hitting some snags when it comes to getting sauced: this week, Community Board 8 agreed to ask the State Liquor Authority to put a hold on the arena's liquor license. The decision was announced Thursday at a CB8 general meeting in Prospect Heights, and came on the heels of the recent revelation that Jay-Z would be opening a 40/40 club outpost at the arena, which, like its high-end Chelsea counterpart, would include (gasp!) bottle service.
...The SLA will hold its second out of two public hearings on June 20, whereupon it will decide on the Barclays Center's boozy fate.
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