StreetLevel: Cherry Tree Bar v. NYC
This means war! Following its latest shuttering by the city over alleged health code violations, supporters of the Cherry Tree on 4th Avenue have covered the outside of the bar with posters claiming the city is out to get the popular night spot. This isn’t the first time the DOH has closed down the bar,…
This means war! Following its latest shuttering by the city over alleged health code violations, supporters of the Cherry Tree on 4th Avenue have covered the outside of the bar with posters claiming the city is out to get the popular night spot. This isn’t the first time the DOH has closed down the bar, between Bergen and St. Marks, and the posters affixed to the front of the business charge that the city is fabricating violations (see pic on jump). An open letter pasted to the front of the bar and addressed To Our Friends in the Fourth Avenue Community sarcastically runs down the latest infractions, including the following:
The Cherry Tree’s cook walking around the bar without gloves on. It may be that cooks are only required to wear gloves when preparing food, but how do we know the cook wasn’t thinking about preparing food at that very moment, which when you really think about it, is just the first step in preparing food? Because it’s likely the cook didn’t have gloves on in his imagined food preparation, this violation has not only been recorded in the Health Department’s annals, but has been reported to the New York City Department of Thoughtcrime.
The Cherry Tree has its latest day in court this week. GMAP
By the way, they have filed to put 10 tables in front. The lot is 20 feet wide, so I guess they’re putting munchkin-sized tables in 2-foot spaces?
Most of the snarky comments on here seem to be made by people with no knowledge of the Cherry Tree. It may not be your cup of tea to hang out with the local working-class community (you may fit in better at Union Hall); but it’s a well-run bar with nice owners.
A judge ruled they could re-open immediately, by the way, because the violations were so trumped-up. Anyone familiar with this situation knows that the Health Department is in big trouble here, not the Cherry Tree. If you know the staff there (esp. the bar back Jon), you know how spotlessly clean and up to code it is (probably due to all the violations in the past!).
regulars and employees have been turning away young LIU students at the door which makes up the entirety of the frat scene. Its been clear of these customers for about a year, ever since like 60 LIU students would crash the place on sat nights. thats how the bar got its rep. its a good bar, don’t be too quick to judge
Dude, you just said:
As an the son of a fireman and Flatbush I am bemused!
nice work
5:05: I was the first person to mention “frat boys” and I am a 4th generation NYer.
Intersting that the Nebraskans and Martians of Brownstoner bemoan the loss of Brooklyn’s character yet deride “fratboys” many of whom are the sons of NY’s working class. As an the son of a fireman and Flatbush I am bemused!
Yes, the Di Verdi rules, and the rest of the pizza is really good. The key is to not go to this place on a crowded night so you can enjoy your beer and pie in relative peace. Either way, the back garden is really nice… and probably the cause of many of their fines.
Yes, there is/was a hostel upstairs. What’s illegal about it?
Curious, how are so many of you so good at knowing the “frat boys” from everyone else and, upon making the distinction, so entirely sure that you would never associate with “them” in any way for any reason?
Honestly, BIGSeth is right. It’s generally a mellow vibe (tho I could do w/out the Guitar Hero nights), an excellent selection of beers (including a lot of Six Points – supporting the local guys) and really, very good pizza – cheap, too. Maybe saying this makes me too declasee to live in the slope, but I think the pizza at Cherry Tree is as good as at Franny’s – for like half the price. Try the Di Verdi, especially.
It would be a shame to lose it.
where did the frat boys go? and what happened to drive them away?