Could it be a tavern that sells food? Yes, in my opinion I think that’s fair, Fluet told local news channel NY1. “Should it be a night club? As a gay parent of two, I would never want a nightclub there. They’ve also discussed opening the bar at 4pm, after schoolchildren have gone home. Fluet and Hynds current proposal is to split the building into two businesses, a full-service bar and a no-alcohol taco shop on the side closer to P.S.
(New York zoning laws forbid bars from being within 200 feet of a school.)īoxers co-owners Bob Fluet and Rob Hynds have tried to appease residents, but the situation has turned into a long-running saga, even by New York standards. They received provisional approval from Community Board 4, but grumpy res idents worry it’ll disturb their tranquility and that the proposed location is too close to P.S. So its not surprising the owners decided to open a second location in New York’s other gay ghetto, Hell’s Kitchen. There are probably more bars and restaurants in New York City than anywhere else in the world but with gentrification spreading across the city, its getting harder and harder for business owners to hang a shingle in the Big Apple.īoxers NYC is a highly popular gay sports bar in Chelsea that’s become a favorite of sports fans, LGBT athletic teams, Kathy Griffin (who guest-bartendered there once) and even The A List: New York (which has filmed there).
