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Paterson refuses to renew licenses for 21st Avenue bar citing loud music

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Municipal officials refused to grant entertainment and dance hall licenses to Hornitos Bakery on 21st Avenue citing “constant” loud music.

Councilman Al Abdelaziz said more than a dozen police calls for service for loud music were recorded for the business.

“I’ve had issues and my residents in my neighborhood has had issues with this establishment,” said Abdelaziz.

Some neighbors spoke at the City Council meeting on Tuesday night. They complained about Hornitos Bakery blasting music on the block until 2:30 a.m. with crowds of people outside the business.

“There’s no rest on 21st Avenue,” said a woman who lives near the business. “It’s really unfair what they are doing here.” She said Hornitos seems to be competing with another troublesome nightclub on 21st Avenue on who can disturb the residents the most.

Abdelaziz urged his colleagues to vote down the license renewals for Hornitos Bakery. He said loud music is “constant” outdoor at the business.

“They damage the area, they cause havoc on our residents, and then the city council awards them with a license,” said Abdelaziz. “We have to send a message that you cannot come into town and do what you want and disrespect the neighborhood that you are in.”

Hornitos Bakery was formerly known as El Mexicano Restaurant. Residents had voiced similar complaints against El Mexicano over the past years. Abdelaziz said the change promised was never delivered.

Jorge Mejia said his business has addressed the issues that were raised by residents in the past. He blamed another business that was allowing loud noise. He claimed residents are erroneously blaming the other place’s misconduct on his bar.

“We don’t make noise,” said Mejia on Friday morning. He has been doing business on 21st Avenue for 40 years.

Hornitos Bakery is owned by Dekada Corp.

Mejia said the rejection of the licenses will damage his business. He said he has been closed for months because of the coronavirus pandemic. He only opened on July 4, he said. He said he employs 20 people, mostly Paterson residents. He may have to reduce headcount as a result.

“They have to invite me to defend myself,” said Mejia, suggesting the council failed to give him due process. He said he intends to appeal the rejection.

Some council members had suggested holding a hearing before rejecting the licenses.

Council members voted 6-0-2 to reject the licenses. Council members Michael Jackson and Luis Velez abstained. Both men wanted hearings before refusing the licenses.

Jackson said mayor Andre Sayegh’s administration is not doing much to address quality of life problems. He suggested the business is probably calling police to address some of the issues the residents are complaining about. Some residents did say they called police, but police never responded to the area.

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  • John Brown

    A little brown envelope with some cash
    In it will take care of all this

    • Dingo jones

      Yea I know that's right. It's funny because they make a big production of this by putting it in the papers but then you will never hear of it again and that business will remain open rocking their loud music and keeping people up. By the way the owner Mejia they didn't say his first name but I think that's that cop from back in the day a dirty ass narcotics cop the Mejia brothers. The more things change the more they stay the same. Paterson is a big toilet bowl where shit floats to the top.

      • Lueminattibenz

        Mic drop amen

  • Lueminattibenz

    Trump 2020 I'm from Paterson NJ
    Hispanic American born and really
    Bill pascrell can probably stop all of this but won't and who only comes to Paterson
    Nj when it's a Dominican parade
    In an election year which is every four years .And does nothing for the good of New Jersey but Pack it with foreigners from every country allowing these people who are in charge of Paterson to bring back segregation in a new way a modern day segregation so to speak .Just look at how divided it's becoming you have bengali ave on the West side .You have dominican ave on the east side park ave and Colombia ave .what ever happened to one people of one nation the leadership in Paterson is almost all black n Latinos and some brown bengali etc. And it's still in the gutter I woke up .
    bill pascrell kick rocks bro you have been a parasite along with nelli pou and bob Melendez amongst others trump2020 peace and ❤ wake up Paterson

    • PenDayHo

      Quiet, retard.

  • John

    This is true for most bars and clubs in Paterson. Paterson allows this in residential communities and Police dont even show up.

  • John

    Keep on voting in these Liberals. Want change? Then vote Republican. Hispanic Democrats for Trump

  • John

    Stop thinking the Democrats are for minorities.

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