While pseudo-Victorian steampunks can easily kit-out computers withbrass and wood, build gas-belchingmetal tree houses, and even craftsteam-powered vibrators, no manner of antediluvian tomfoolery can alter that thorn in New York bars’ side: nabbing a liquor license. According to theBrooklyn Paper, Prospect Heights’ Way Station — a live-music venue and the self-anointed “world’s first steampunk bar” — has been lodged in administrative limbo for more than six months. “It’s Kafka meetsCatch 22,” owner Andy Heidel told thePaper. “Fortunately, I haven’t woken up as a giant cockroach … yet.” The full liquor license is not expected till March, and Heidel’s funds are running as dry as his venue. To keep the Way Station afloat, Heidel has procured temporary liquor licenses for boozy special events, such as a burlesque-themed Halloween bash and an upcoming New Year’s Eve bash. The throwback entertainment? Disco-flavored bandDiscovery.
It’s ‘Station’ to station at liquorless music hall[Brooklyn Paper]
