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RRC assigned this issue to Commerce - John Coyne

I vote that O'Hara's hires their own security guard/bouncer. Let them pay for/clean up the mess they choose to create. Absolutely this is a business complaint, rightfully so.

Commerce - John Coyne assigned this issue to RRC Director - Judi

Monday, 03-26-18
Concerning this complaint. Commerce is returning this to the RRC , Judi, so that
she can forward this issue to the Jersey City Police, ABC Enforcement at the
East District , 2nd floor. Attn: Sgt Vogt for further action. J. Coyne/Commerce

Building & Streets - Theresa assigned this issue to Building & Streets - Theresa

Will resend to the East District Police Department.

Hi... is there any progress with this issue? I am living in the neighborhood as well and can confirm that the issues described persist.

This bar is a smear on our neighborhood. This establishment has no respect for the neighborhood nor its customers. Weekend after weekend, they over serve their customers, who then leave the bar drunk to drive home. Why is there no police permanently stationed outside the bar to regularly ARREST drunk drivers?!

There is something to be said about the clientele, who often seem under age and always leaving the bar stumbling, screaming, and causing hell for residents at all hours of the night.

This bar just so happens to be on one of the most expensive blocks in the entire downtown neighborhood. I feel sorry for residents in the Oakman as they are all paying close to $1MM just to live next to loud screaming trash.

This is still an issue that I experience weekly, from Friday night to Sunday morning. What is the city doing about this?

I agree with all of you! I leave at yhe Oakman and i have gone through sleepless nights because of the O’Haras customers! Inhave filed several complaints, i ghacr called the police every time and nothing seems to be done! They did hired a security guy/police officer but he does absolutely nothing!! Besides i also think that the sidewalk area is constructed illegally! It should be removed! As also a Violation of noise ordinance! They should not be open after 12Am specially during the week.. one of our board members sent the below below, and i also sent an email.. please see below:
here are the emails of the public officials that you can write to. And what was sent. Please CC me when you send....

cosborne@jcnj.org
jhanussak@jcnj.org

I am a new resident in the Oakman building (160 1st Street) and have been experiencing a couple of problems since I moved in back in August 2016. After having reached out to multiple parties without much success, I was recommended to reach out to you to assure that my concerns would be investigated and prompt action taken

In particular, I have three concerns:
1a) Violation of noise ordinance: O'Haras
1b) Violation of noise ordinance: Pick-up of trash at 5am on Saturdays (one time event) and after 10pm Thursdays (recurring)
2) Violation of parking regulation:
3) Aggressive and violent behavior / absence of police to feel safe

Please let me know how you can help me. I am very much looking forward to a response and would be happy to meet in person / discuss via phone to provide additional details.

Please excuse the grammatical errors above. Just rushing to send this from my extremely busy day at work.. Nothing of what we have done has worked, and i feel O’harras owner nor patrons cared or have any respect for the neighborhood.. im truly afraid of the drunk drivers every night, and countless fights.. I would not want to see anyone hurt in our block because of no one cares to fix this issues. Very disappointing.

Did you move in knowing there was a bar there?

O'Haras is a nightmare. We live across the street and they host bands of motorcyclists that have zero respect for the neighborhood. They start up their cycles at 2 or 2:30am and rev the motors in unison at max volume because they think it's funny. Last night I watched the bouncer laughing and telling them "
you better go before they call the police". No effort to stop them. It's been going on for years now and last night I recorded it all on video. I can't seem to upload it here, you need to hear it and see it to believe what these @#$% put the residents here through. We are done with all the problems from O'Haras now and intend to file a complaint with the alcohol control board. The JCPD does zero to monitor this, I already went to one of their regular monthly public meetings at the school and they promised to set up a meeting with the owner and our block association and did nothing.

How can we submit videos so the public can see what is going on here? Images don't work for noise complaints

I agree completely, that place is awful and attracts the worse crowd. Did you know someone a few weeks ago was murder in flight right across from Ohara’s and of course no mention of it anywhere, someone in my building took a video. Is terrible and I hoed by many that the owner is friends with the police... so is why I think they do t do much to correct the issue, besides I think the outside area is completely iligal.. and acording to NJ ordince they should be close by midnight!!

https://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/2018/10/jersey_city_man_now_charged_with_manslaughter_in_h.html

My doorman at the art house was an eye witness to this fight outside of the bar...and yet no mention of the bar's name ANYWHERE...HOW INTERESTING. Sad that a father of three had to lose his life because the establishment he was in most likely, and as per usual, over-serving all of its motley crew of a patron crowd, while paying off local police to keep them in their pocket.

This is not a single complaint, what we are asking for is a PERMANENT solution to a SYSTEMIC ISSUE that:
1. makes the neighborhood DANGEROUS
2. lowers the overall real estate value
3. drives a wedge between residents and local business, when we should be working together

We really don't want to have to be downtown JC residents vs O'haras, but looks like it may go that way. I am not sure if O'haras would want to take on an ENTIRE neighborhood.

I am a board member of our block association. We live across the street facing O'Haras and get the worst of it nightly. They leave broken bottles and trash on the sidewalk and park in front of our homes blocking our parking and come back drunk at 3am screaming and honking horns and fighting with each other. The motorcyclists are the worst and they know what they are doing. I have video of the packs of motos revving engines at 2am, huge brawls blocking off the street and JCPD only shows when there is a fight. I have all 24 homes behind me when I lodge a complaint with the police, I have discussed it with our board. We are fed up with this place and ready to go after their liquor license now. We would like the owners from art house and the other buildings being terrorized by this establishment nightly to join us in filing the complaint with the alcoholic beverage control board. They will pull the police records to see how many times the police have needed to go to the place and fine them. After enough complaints they rescind the liquor license. Our assoc is called Laurelwood Owners. We should coordinate and file the complaint ourselves.

Anyone interested in filing a loint complaint with the ABC board and who is willing to submit testimony in writing to the board please post your message here and we will coordinate via email thanks.

So after living here for a bit longer and understanding the area more, I really think O'Haras is only partially responsibile. Definitely still think they are part of the problem, but I can't say with confidence that it is 100% their fault. I think people that go to all of the downtown JC bars park on these streets. So, at the end of the night everyone that was at every bar downtown congregates at 1st and Marin-provost to return to the cars.

I've lived on this street for a year and a half now (in JC for around 7-8 yrs) and have to say that it actually has been a bit better since I first posted/they put up the signs and got extra security. Still not what I hope for 100%, but I see the effort and appareciate it. It still does get wild and dangerous out there and trash, destroyed property, and fights are a huge issue.

I think a simple, cheap (profitable for the city) way to take care of this is to really start ticketing the random cars that are parked illegally literally everywhere on our streets on Friday and Saturday nights - in front of the art house/oakman buildings and on every street corner around here. I don't think this will totally fix things, but it's a start.

I am 100% on-board to filing an official complaint DTJC. Do you have a facebook page for Laurelwood Owners?

Thanks DTJC for defining a path to eliminate this on-going problem especially in light of the lack of action from the JCPD. I’d be happy to be part of the joint complaint.

Unfortunately noise falls under the police department only. It can only be dealt with at the time it is happening.
Please contact non-emergency police for noise issues, 201-547-5477 or download the Word on the Street (WOTS) ap and report issues there.