Anotheroom, your bartender’s favorite bar that was for 26 years on West Broadway just south of Tribeca Park until the building was sold, was approved by CB1’s Licensing Committee for a liquor license for the taxpayer at Washington and Vestry. The space is 1077 square feet with a maximum capacity of 70, but would have seven seats at the bar, 10 tables and a drink rail. (They ditched their plans for West Broadway and Thomas.)

(Charles Moffett moved his gallery that was in that space since 2018 to Broadway.)

Owner Craig Weiss asked for 3a on the weekends and 2a on the weekdays, but the committee was only willing to give him Sunday through Tuesday till 11; Wednesday and Thursday till midnight; Friday and Saturday to 1a. The committee said if he does outdoor anything, it can only go to 9p. He will close his windows and doors at 8p. He also said there’s an 80-percent chance that he will operate during the day as a cafe.

Generally they will open at 5p, and earlier on weekends.

The original location on West Broadway

Weiss said the bar will offer craft beers, good wines by the glass and cocktails — similar to its original location in the neighborhood, which opened in 1999. (Weiss also has had The Otheroom on Perry since 1997 and had The Room on Sullivan.) There will be no DJ, no live music, no kitchen (the offerings will be gourmet sandwiches, tinned fish, truffle chips, for example) and no buyouts.

But in an odd reversal of the 500-foot rule, neighbors argued that there should not be a bar in this location precisely because there are no other bars nearby.

One couple who lives across the street opposed it, saying it is a quiet residential area and they don’t want crowds of patrons gathering on the sidewalk late at night and are worried about the safety of their children on the street. Their daughter Greta, 11, wrote a letter to the committee saying she would be scared to cross the street when she comes home late at night because of “the drunk people.” She also said she will have a hard time falling asleep since her window faces the street.

“I moved to this area of Tribeca because it is literally pin-drop quiet,” said another neighbor. “This feels untenable for an area that has one art gallery and a very quiet hotel….This will become a destination. If it’s open till 1a, you are going out to get drunk.”

In the 26 years he was on West Broadway, Weiss said he has never had a 311 complaint.

“I was in the northern part of Tribeca when there was really nothing there,” Weiss said. A lot of the local service workers from places like One White Street and Au Cheval come by after hours. “I am not just trying to plug this, my success is built on the neighborhood. I have a ginormous community following [he came with 26 signatures in support] — it’s all about the community.”