McGreevey's on Boylston Street strikes out for last time; space could soon re-open with new owner

The owners of McGreevey's, 911 Boylston St., past week signed a missive of intent to merchantability the spot aft failing to get immoderate wealth from a national edifice money they had hoped to usage to re-open, their lawyer told the Boston Licensing Board this week.

The barroom - owned by the Ciminos and leased to Dropkick Murphy's Ken Casey - unopen past August owed to the pandemic. Attorney Stephen Miller told the committee the Ciminos wanted to reopen the spot - 1 of respective Boylston Street bars closed owed to Covid-19 - and was hoping to usage wealth from the SBA's Restaurant Revitalization Fund.

But the money ran retired of wealth earlier their exertion could beryllium processed, Miller said.

Miller did not supply immoderate details connected who mightiness soon beryllium re-opening successful the space.

The proceeding was the board's archetypal since the pandemic deed connected establishments not utilizing their liquor licenses. Board Executive Secretary Leslie Delaney Hawkins said the committee volition apt beryllium bringing further closed establishments with liquor licenses successful for hearings present that the authorities of exigency is over. License holders are expected to either really usage their licenses, merchantability them oregon instrumentality them to the city, fixed that determination is lone a acceptable fig of liquor licenses the authorities lets Boston issue.