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Player's Gastro Pub Agrees to Concessions

Among the agreed upon stipulations: the eatery will close at 2 a.m. Sunday through Wednesday.

hasn’t even signed a lease, and already the bar and restaurant has agreed to a bevy of concessions.

The spot, planned for Pacific Street at Flatbush Avenue directly across from the quickly-rising Barclays Center, has agreed to soundproof the venue, hire addition security on game days, and restrict hours to 2 a.m. Sunday through Wednesday, among a host of other stipulations. There will be no dancing, and the owner has expressly specified that the space will not be a nightclub.

The only point of contention: Thursday nights, on which restaurant owner Scott Alling would like to stay open until 4 a.m. Initially, Alling proposed that the 150-seat eatery stay open until 4 a.m. every night.

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“Make no mistake about it, we’re going to be trying to capture arena business, but we also want to serve the neighborhoods around us,” said Alling at Monday night’s Community Board 6 meeting.

Player’s Gastro Pub and Sportsbar will feature a menu designed by celebrity chef Angelo Sosa, of the midtown restaurant Social Eatz, which Alling also owns. The space will also host an outpost of famous West Village falafel joint Mamoun’s and a pizza spot, both serving beer and wine.

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That is – if it happens at all. Player’s has not yet signed a lease, and property owner Henry Weinstein, a one-time Atlantic Yards opponent, is other tenants for the space.

An online ad boasts that the massive, 35,000 square foot property would be perfect for “’Dave and Busters’ type entertainment.”

Alling attempted to persuade concerned nearby residents that while they might be concerned about issues like noise and sidewalk garbage, his proposal is surely more acceptable that whatever else Weinstein might bring in.

“I guess the reason that we’re so sensitive is because this is right next to the arena,” said Elba Vasquez, a Dean Street resident.

“Since the arena has gone up, there have been many more bars that have come in,” said NFBID President Regina Cahill. “This is just the wave of what’s happening.”


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