Pacha New York obtained a temporary liquor license with conditions after a two-hour meeting with the State Liquor Authority. The CEO of the parent company and his lawyer argued that the venue would not repeat problems associated with the former Brooklyn Mirage. The prior operator had faced drug overdose deaths, numerous SLA violations, and multiple lawsuits. Many community members submitted letters raising concerns about noise, patrons yelling, littering, vomiting, and broader impacts such as sleep loss and inability to open windows during operations. The SLA chair cited public safety concerns tied to the previous establishment. Testimony from a nearby resident described watching the Mirage’s construction and demolition and emphasized ongoing neighborhood impacts from crowds and late-night noise.
"By the time Avant Gardner went bankrupt last year, it had seen three drug overdose deaths , dozens of SLA violations and several lawsuits. A total of 37 people wrote letters to the SLA about Pacha's application, said chair Lily Fan, detailing a laundry list of concerns."
"Fan said. "There is generally a public safety concern here." The letters, she said, detailed issues from excessive noise to patrons yelling, littering and vomiting on local streets after leaving the venue."
"Fan said. "There used to be crowd management issues, vandalism issues, slashed tires, knife damage on cars.""
"she said. "But I'm here because this neighborhood has families, life-long [residents], neighbors of mine, who've all lived here, we already survived Mirage. We know what this looks like, the overflow of people ... the noise that bleeds into the apartment at 2 a.m., the litter, the crowds moving through the residentia"
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