Cops shut down the Market Hotel, the neighborhood’s favorite — but apparently illegal — music hall, late on Saturday night for operating without a license, the Brooklyn Paper reports.
Police had been building a case against the venue located at Myrtle Avenue near Broadway for several months, but finally raided the joint after receiving a tip that alcohol was being served without a liquor license.
Music promoter Todd Patrick, who rents the space from the building’s owner, the New Hope Apostolic Church of Christ, is scrambling to find alternative spaces for bands he had booked. For now, he’s looking into relocating his operation to Monster Island, which is off Kent Avenue.
“Places have survived such things before, but every situation is different and we will have to wait and see,” said Patrick on his Web site.
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