Boston Licensing Board Chairman Daniel Pokaski said today he would oppose a request to extend the hours of a new Chinese take-out place on Harvard Avenue from midnight to 3 a.m. unless he hears support from nearby residents.
The board put off any action on a request from Unique Chinese, 145 Harvard Ave., until after a meeting next week of the Allston Civic Association. The association meets at 6 p.m. on Wednesday at the Honan Allston Library, 300 North Harvard St., and has the restaurant's hours on its agenda.
Only the owner attended and civic-association President Paul Berkeley attended today's licensing board hearing. The owner said he needs the extension to be able to compete with several nearby restaurants - whose menus he held up - that are open until at least 3 a.m.
Pokaski, however, said somebody's esire to make more money is not enough to warrant extending the licensed hours and that the board has traditionally opposed early-morning service because of noise and police issues - unless neighbors support the idea. In July, the board voted to let the South Street Diner, near South Station, stay open around the clock after nearby residents said the diner was one of the reasons they moved to the area.
Walter Reyes-Fabian, 25, was arraigned yesterday on charges he grabbed a woman by the neck, then started dragging her down the street for no apparent reason on the morning of Oct. 10.
