Saturday, September 19, 2020

FOR THOSE FOLLOWING CUOMO, JOYCE'S TAVERN, TUNNEL TO THE TOWERS, BELOVED STATEN ISLAND TAVERN LOSES LIQUOR LICENSE DAYS AFTER SUING OVER RESTAURANT BAN

Something smells rotten on Staten Island — and it’s not the old dump.

Residents believe the stench is coming from Albany.

The borough’s beloved Joyce’s Tavern — which has a heavy FDNY constituency — lost its liquor license following a “surprise, random” visit during a 9/11 fundraiser on Sept. 11 by State Liquor Authority (SLA) inspectors.  The Irish pub’s supporters say the raid was a political hit job, and that a new videotape will soon prove the bar and grill did nothing wrong — and could exonerate it as soon as this coming week. Tavern backers believe the ill-timed raid was retaliation by Gov. Cuomo for a lawsuit filed just days earlier against him, as well as the city and Mayor de Blasio, by Joyce’s and other crippled Island restaurants demanding they be allowed to reopen.

About 900 Islanders outraged by the SLA takedown formed a GoFundMe defense fund that collected $66,000 in less than a week.

“Resistance to thugs like Cuomo and Communists like de Blasio is vital if we are to live in freedom,” said Frederick Martin, who chipped in $100. READ MORE AT https://nypost.com/2020/09/19/nyc-tavern-loses-liquor-license-after-suing-over-eatery-ban/

GO FUND ME PAGE AT  https://www.gofundme.com/f/friends-of-joyces

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