BUFFALO, N.Y. — A Buffalo business received a "cease all operations" notification after the city called it "an illegal speakeasy."
The notification follows an overnight incident. Buffalo Police said it "proactively" observed a large crowd outside the business at 1783 Hertel Avenue, just east of Starin Avenue, around 2:30 a.m. Saturday.
"The Department of Permit and Inspection Services says the business was operating without a license," the City of Buffalo said in a statement Saturday afternoon.
The city said the 44-year-old business owner employed an unregistered bouncer and allowed people to possess and consume alcohol in public places, among other ordinance violations.
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