State regulators have commenced license revocation proceedings against the operator of the Caboose Pub on Railroad Avenue.
The bar was the scene of a fight Dec. 1 in which a man was slashed with a knife. A Riverhead man was charged with felony assault in connection with the incident.
Two people were shot in the rear parking lot behind the pub on Sept. 29. Two weeks later, Riverhead Police charged a Riverhead man with felony assault in that incident.
Caboose operator DGG Corp. has allowed the premises to become disorderly and a “focal point for police attention,” in violation of state rules and regulations, according to charges filed by the State Liquor Authority Dec. 12. A “sustained and continuing pattern of noise, disturbance, misconduct and disorder” on or near the licensed premises “or the conduct of its patrons” adversely affect the health, welfare or safety of inhabitants of the area, according to the charges.
An administrative hearing has been scheduled for Dec. 26 at State Liquor Authority offices in New York City.
No one answered calls to the bar’s listed phone number this afternoon or evening.
The license holder at the premises is Daniel Gilligan of Hampton Bays, according to State Liquor Authority documents. He is also listed by the state as landlord of the premises, though title to the building where the bar is located is held by Brandy Corp., whose mailing address is c/o Daniel Gilligan at a Hampton Bays address, according to Riverhead Town tax records.
Brandy Corp. has owned the property since September 1995, according to Suffolk County land title records.
The on-premises liquor license at the premises has been held by two other corporate entities since 2001 and the bar has operated under the trade names “Danny’s Den” and “The Loose Caboose” in that time. A license was first issued to DGG Corp. operating under the trade name “The Caboose” in May 2011.
If the operator’s license is revoked, the State Liquor Authority may refuse to issue a new license at the premises for up to two years from the date of revocation, according to the notice of pleading.
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