PITTSFIELD â Representatives from Methuselah Bar and Lounge, owned by At-Large City Councilor Yuki Cohen, will be asked to appear at a âshow causeâ hearing before the Licensing Board next month, the boardâs chairman said Friday.
The hearing follows a referral from the City Council, which, this week, asked the Licensing Board to look into a âwritten warningâ about allegedly unheeded coronavirus safety standards that the city issued Methuselah in August.
Andy Cambi, a senior sanitarian in the Health Department, told the council that a photo emerged showing someone sitting âfacing the barâ at the establishment without food or tableware in front of them, in what he said was a violation of the stateâs coronavirus regulations at the time. Cohen denied any violations, saying the patrons were sitting at a high-top table, not the bar, and that their food had not arrived yet.